6 Years This Week

marejo

Dear "Sisters" ~



6 years ago this week (June 24, 2005 - Friday afternoon @ 3:00 p.m.) my ob/gyn called to tell me I had breast cancer. I will never forget that day as long as I live. I was home alone when I received the call and remember how it felt as if my world had been changed forever. I remember feeling as if I'd never laugh or smile again.



After I hung up the phone I sat down on the bed in our spare bedroom. I remember praying and saying to God that if I ever needed Him, it was now. I also asked Him to use whatever it was I would go through for His glory. I remember praying the verse from Romans (8:28 to be exact) often. That verse says "for we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him.". I was sure at that time I was going to die.



Here I am 6 years later.......bilateral mastectomies, 8 cycles of bi-weekly chemo, 1 year of every 3rd week herceptin, 25 radiation treatments AND at my 3 year cancerversary had bilateral DIEP. I am healthy and happier than ever. Yes, my life has been forever changed and yes, God did work it all for good. Not just because I survived (because eventually something will take my life) but because I have learned the truly important things in life. Loving......serving and praising Him. Nothing else matters.



May His Peace be with each of you.



Mary Jo

mmm5

Mary Jo

Congratulations and I am so with you "nothing else matters" it is so wonderful for you to cite that here and thank you! This was a wonderful post and it reminds me again today to let go of the little things because Loving and Praising and serving are truly "it"

God Bless you and celebrate. 

Mountains1day

Congrats Mary Jo!

I can only hope I am worthy of having "it" with loving, serving and praising our God.

elmcity69

beautiful post, marejo...giving thanks to God for your recovery and health!

thank you for this.

xo

janyce

lkc

welcome to the six years out club.

So good to see you!

amlg1

SWEET

Nevo84

Dear Mary

I'm so happy for you. Congratulations and big HUGs to you. You made my day with your inspirational story.

lexi4

Dear Marejo,

So happy to see your post! I am thankful that you are doing well and wish you many many more years of good health. Thank you Lord!

Lexi

stlcardsfan

Thanks for the great post!!!

LittleFlower

Marejo,

This is a wonderful message you share.  May God continue to bless you everyday with health and happiness!  Congratulations on 6 years!

saralmom

Thanks for sharing your story!  Congratulations on 6 years!

Pure

Praise God...Awesome!

Mimidi

Congratulations to you Marejo.  You inspire me.  You have such a wonderful testimony.  God is good.

Mouse6694

Congrats and may God bless you with many more anniversaries.

blondie45

Congrats Marejo, glad to read you are doing fantastic!

Mimidi

Wonderful post.  To God be the glory.

dottie70

Congradulations Marejo. I am going on my sixth year also and had  my annual check-up with my oncologist yesterday and to hear him say "probably if anything was going to happen, it would have by now", was music to my ears. I had four cycles of A/C, twelve of Taxol and one year every week of Herceptin beginning in 2006. God is so good!

mcyars

Mary Jo

Thank you so much for that great post.  I am so happy for you!  Your post made my day.  I was sitting here thinking about my life and feeling sorry for myself.   I prayed just like you did when I was diagnosed with cancer, but today was starting to depress me.  I am glad I read your post because it reminded me that I am going though this because of a reason that only God knows and I trust him completely. I need to live life to the fullest!   Thank you Mary Jo!  And my God bless you with many more anniversaries!!!!

marejo

It's funny how God works in our lives isn't it?  How He works through each of us in His divine way.  My post was meant as a way to share and bring encouragement as I so remember those early days and how frightening it was.  God used this post to touch and encourage, just as He saw fit.  We all need encouragement and love as we journey through this life, don't we?  Life is hard without cancer, much less with it.  We serve a God who loves us more than we could ever fathom.  Knowing what He has prepared for those of us who love Him is enough.  Plenty.  Onward and upward we go.  Stay the course.  Reach out to each other and encourage each other as we go.  We are "sisters," after all.  :-)