Praise God, who is the head of my life!
My story began in June 2019 when I felt a lump on my left breast. My doctor confirmed it was cancerous. I felt like collapsing on the floor. I cried. What else could I do at that moment?
I went through the stages of grief that many cancer patients go through. The most intense stage was worrying. I worried about my health, my test results from treatment, my future, my daughter...
I spent a lot of nights crying to God, asking, "Why me?". At the time of my diagnosis, I was nearing the end of my career and looking forward to the next phase of my life. I had everything planned out, but God has a funny way of saying, "Did you ask my permission?".
I thought my life was over. Through all the nights of crying and WORRYING, I prayed. I told God I was tired of being stressed, worried, and afraid and asked for help through my fears. When I finished that prayer and went to sleep, God revealed that I could get through anything, including breast cancer, if I put my trust in him. From that day forward, my stress level decreased, and I felt a sense of calm. Matthew 6:25 states (NIV), "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothes?". Verse 27 states, "Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?".
When I let go and let God, he revealed that I would get through this (good or bad), and he would hold my hand through it all. I underwent chemotherapy from July to November of 2019, a double mastectomy in January 2020, and radiation throughout the COVID-19 shutdown. Now, I am currently cancer free! I hold on to one of my favorite Bible verses, James 1:12 (NIV), "Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.".
Thank you to all who cared, supported, and prayed for me. I felt all the love and prayers.
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