Stories of Strength, Faith & Hope
Every survivor has a story of courage, faith, and resilience. Meet the women who have faced breast cancer, embraced their journeys, and are sharing their stories to inspire hope and remind others that no one walks alone.
Wanda
You need to go get that lump checked, my husband would say to me for almost 2 years. Finally I listened and went and had a mammogram done. Upon my arrival there was 5 or 6 other women who soon left others came and left. The doctor need to see you, the nurse said to me. In that moment I found myself all alone because everyone else had come and gone and here I was sitting in what seemed like eternity waiting to be seen by the doctor. In my heart I knew I had cancer but I was hoping that I didn't. What could have been a tragedy then is an 18 year later triumph and I give God all the glory for what I call my amazing story. Yes I was diagnosed with breast cancer and my lump was the size of a gulf ball. I had a mastectomy but to God be the glory the cancer didn't spread. The doctors was in awe because they said it should have spread to my lymph nodes because of the size of the mass; but it didn't. So I faith walked and faced every challenge and embraced every victory no matter how big or how small. My hair came out and it never grew back my breast got taken and it's never coming back..but I'm alive and well and beautiful to God and myself. 😉
Joyce
On Good Friday in 2010, my oncologist called me back to receive my results. I learned that I had breast cancer, but thankfully, it had been detected early and was treatable. I now call Good Friday my “Good News Day” because early detection saved my life. Thirteen years later, I am still here and thriving. Praise the Lord!
Brit
We overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony. Revelations 12:11 .October 1st. The start of breast cancer awareness month — and the day I began chemotherapy two years ago. It was just the next step in what had been months of appointments, imaging, and procedures. Add to that the concurrent chaos of life battles: heartbreaks, divorce, transitions, insecurities, work pressures, the grief of healing old wounds, and a divinely orchestrated season of isolation in preparation for elevation (spoiler alert: divinely orchestrated never equals comfortable). It’s said that you come to know the depths of God better in valleys than on mountain tops. That you understand the essence of Christ through the commonality of suffering more than through rejoicing. It’s true. In a season where any one thing (or all of them together) should have taken me out physically, mentally, spiritually — I instead was met with & fortified by a peace, joy, strength, & love inconceivable. I absolutely look like what I’ve been through because what I’ve been through is the goodness & mercy of God! I I’m living proof…that His grace is sufficient & His power is made perfect in weakness; that all His promises are Yes & Amen; that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me; that the joy of the Lord is my strength; that He is close to the brokenhearted & saves those who are crushed in spirit; that He is my refuge & strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble; that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus; that blessed is she who believed the Lord would fulfill His promises to her; & that nothing is impossible for God! In the name of Jesus, Amen!!
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Elaine
At the time of my diagnosis, I was working full-time and running a local food pantry in Pennsylvania. Five years earlier, I had survived a devastating car crash caused by an impaired driver. When I received the call at work, I was so busy that I remember thinking, “I don’t have time for this.” My dear friend had received the same diagnosis just two weeks earlier. But somehow, I made time for cancer. It was a frightening season, but along the way, I met many wonderful people and learned so much about my body. I chose not to wear a wig because it was too hot and itchy. Instead, one of my colleagues shaved my head in the bathroom at work. And to this day, I still don’t like pink! I feel incredibly blessed to be here, and I want to use my experience to help more people understand the importance of screening and early detection.
