I am a pink ribbon woman!  Twenty years ago (October 1988) I had my last round of chemotherapy for breast cancer, and today, as every day, I celebrate the healing power of God! In July 1988, I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.  The tumor was 6.5x5.5 cm, had spread to the lymph nodes, and one of the receptors was positive. Back then, I was looking at maybe a five year survivorship. But, you see the Master Physician stepped in and said, “Not yet, I have more work for you to do.” Part of that work has been to walk alongside other cancer patients and survivors as an encourager; to hold their hand, to offer them hope, and to help them find that inner peace that comes only from knowing God.  What I have discovered over the twenty years in remission is that God did not heal me to remain silent or stationary, fixed on my own healing.  No, I am compelled to share the miracle with others. 

    Consequently, I couldn’t let October 2008 end without writing this celebratory blog to encourage all those men and women who have been affected by breast cancer to love, live, and laugh. Live each day, each moment, as though it were your last day or moment on earth.  Spend some time each day away from the hubbub of life to reflect, to contemplate, to pray, and to observe the wonders of Creation. Try a daily dose of spiritual medication to enhance the prescribe medication…the results are often miraculous.