Stories of Hope

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Have you read The Breast Cancer Journey?  If so, we would love to hear your feedback on how this book has impacted your journey. Or let us know how you are using this book to minister to others.

Please scroll all the way to the bottom of this page to write your review. (Reply in the comments box below).  I will personally respond to each comment submitted.

Alternatively, and maybe even better, please go onto Amazon.com and write a review. Your support is greatly appreciated!

The book is wonderfully written and the stories are believable.  Many books I have read were more unbelievable and made up to sound too good.  Best book I have read!!!  ~Eleanor Sommer, Survivor

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Official Book Launch

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Lucinda West and Pamela Schlembach Primary Authors

It’s official!  With this book launch we hope to see sales skyrocket so funds can be given to further the cause of research and finding a cure.  If you haven’t picked up a copy, please do so today!

Lucinda (Cindy) shares what this project means to her.
Lucinda (Cindy) shares what this project means to her..

Wednesday May 11th ladies from the Breast Friends support group at MD Anderson who have contributed to this project gathered together with their friends and family members to talk about how writing their story has impacted their lives.

The massive book signing event was reminiscent of Yearbook Parties from our high school days.  Tears flowed and laughter filled the room as we shared stories and encouraged the newbies who joined our group for the first time.

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Thanks to the MDA ladies who help lead this group every month!
The MDA ladies who help lead this group every month!

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I Just Want to Help

I Just Want to Help

Michael Weaver

My Story

When my wife was first diagnosed with breast cancer, I felt helpless because I could not actually fight the cancer for her. I knew it was difficult for her because she is a clinical social worker, so she is aware of what women with breast cancer may go through, having helped many women in this situation herself. As a doctor it was difficult for me too, because I am used to helping people with different illnesses. This was not my specialty, and now there was even less that I could do for her medically. However, I made a choice early on after her diagnosis that I would be a husband for her, and not her doctor. Continue reading “I Just Want to Help”

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I Quit

I Quit

I. M. Poppy

“‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” ~Jeremiah 33:3 (AKJV)

 

My Story

One evening near the end of my wife Vicki’s 5-year brave battle with cancer, she was having an extreme anxiety attack.  She didn’t appear to have any acute pain but was desperate.  She cried, she moaned, she rocked, and she shook her bed and pleaded with God “take me home.”  Two of my daughters and their significant others sat with me in our bedroom. We tried our best to console her. We all hugged and cried and prayed together.  It was a horrible experience. Finally, with the help of medications, she settled and slept.  We too settled and the girls went home. Continue reading “I Quit”

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The Caregiver’s Labor of Love

The Caregiver’s Labor of Love

Don Harkey

My Story

The life of a caregiver can be described as both the best of times and the worst of times. When my wife Kathy was first diagnosed with breast cancer, I think my first reaction was one of total selfishness. “How was this cancer going to affect me?” “What would this do to our happy little life?” “Would we still be able to go out to dinner, go to the lake, or go on vacations?” “How would I work?” “Why has God chosen to put this burden on me?”   The pity party had begun. Later, I felt guilty about my initial reaction. To some extent, I think Kathy had the same reaction. Her concern was, of course, on a much deeper more visceral level.   Let’s face it—when your life is on the line, some of the day-to-day worries take on a vastly increased significance. Continue reading “The Caregiver’s Labor of Love”

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Life is Like Jazz

Life is Like Jazz

Sara Rogers

My Story

I was with my mom when the doctor told her she had Stage II breast cancer in her right breast. My first reaction was disbelief, then denial, and finally acceptance. “It’s nothing; we can get through this.” I am the eldest and my mother is a single parent. Therefore, I had to grow up pretty fast in my younger years. I helped raised my sister and my brother, so naturally, I felt I was responsible for taking my mother to her treatments while I was working and supporting my own family. Continue reading “Life is Like Jazz”

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Perspective

Perspective

Janina Stout

“Never be afraid to fall apart because it is an opportunity to rebuild yourself the way you wish you had been all along.” ~Rae Smith

My Story

After two chemotherapy sessions, I had a repeat breast ultrasound. My tumor was a triple positive breast cancer, and it was not getting bigger with the chemotherapy regime my oncologist had ordered for me. I was very happy with the positive news.

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Present Peace

Present Peace

Bryan W.

My Story

I was 21 years old and still living in Florida when I received the news that my mother had breast cancer. My family had moved to Texas. With the diagnosis came a looming sense of doubt. A shadow of fear, not knowing whether the clock was about to tick down or the sand was about to run out. While this always seemed like an unlikely end to our story, it was still there. As the words were hitting the page I didn’t know if this would be the end of a chapter or the end of a book. With that, I had fear. I was afraid of not knowing whether my mother would see me walk down the aisle, or hold my first child. I never truly knew which way the story would end.

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To God Give the Glory

To God Give the Glory

Shavonda D. Nelson

I still see that “light in my mother’s eyes.”

My Story

I remember planning for my mother’s 56th birthday party, and I was so excited to just see her face. My mother told me that no one had ever given her a birthday party. My goal was to make this the best day of her life, filled with fun, family, and friends. The night of her party I saw a light in her that I will never forget.

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