May I share what my Heavenly Father has done in my life in the last 8 months? I want to exalt and lift up the Precious Name that is above all Names, the Name Jesus the Christ the Only Begotten Son Of God, the Word made flesh!
As y’all know I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October of 2022, I went for a second opinion and yup,sure I had cancer and it was in the midst of stage 3-4. Pretty much because it was the second time, same breast, and exact same spot. It protruded out of the side of my left breast, about the size of a Michigan cherry. I struggled with the decision to have treatment and then one day I had peace about having a bilateral mastectomy.
In May of 2023 I went in and had both of my breasts removed. I struggled some, and at first I tried to avoid looking in the mirror naked. The first time I did, I cried but I as okay and knew I would be okay. When the home nurse came and removed my drainage tubes I honestly thought when she pulled my right side I was having a literal heart attack! I got weak, dizzy, and had to sit. A few days later the pain in my arm/shoulder area was really bad and I could feel a lump but had no clue what was wrong. I went in to the ER and was admitted I had a blood clot and was told it was a very good thing I came in. Well during this time I kept waiting for my pathology report to come back. That would tell us what the next step in treatment would be.
When I went in for my checkup, I will never forget the fearful look on my surgeons face. She literally tiptoed in my room, looked at me and said, “I don’t know what to say…I just talked with the pathology team…they kept your pathology for three weeks because they cannot find any trace of cancer. There is not a single cell or tissue showing you even had cancer!” She continues, “they asked me if you had any treatment before surgery, I told them no, none at all”.
I knew right then why God allowed this to happen, the cancer, the bilateral mastectomy all of it.
When Jesus went to Bethany to raise Lazarus He told them this was for the Glory of God! I believe with all of my heart God allowed the cancer to return in order to be glorified in the eyes of the surgeon, oncologist, and pathology but also to everyone I share this with which has been countless of people. I held the surgeons hands, looked at her straight in the eyes and told her, “do not worry it is okay, God healed me, He removed the cancer in order to show you and others that when you say it is impossible He then says, good now step aside and let Me take over!” She had tears in her eyes and said, “thank you!”. I had cancer it was huge, but God allowed the bilateral mastectomy to take place in order to be glorified when they saw He removed all traces not even leaving one cancerous cell! Three weeks ago, I was home alone and the dogs were going crazy around 5 am I am deaf in one ear so the alarm I did not hear. Come to find out the house was filled with carbon monoxide at extremely high levels. The fire department said I should be dead or brain damaged! The furnace man said the same thing. A week later I was still having headaches and so very tired, I ended up in the ER with carbon monoxide poisoning! In 8 months God has spared my life three times!!! Three times He extended mercy and grace. I asked why? Ya wanna know why? Because He is God! And He knows I will exalt Him, glorify Him and tell others what He alone has done. No one can silence me when it comes to what He has done and no one can silence me from telling the hard truths that preachers won’t speak, Pastors won’t teach, He knows I will and since 2017 He has been preparing me. Allowing trials, persecutions, tribulations and complete isolation from family and those who once called me friend. He is not done with me, there is still much pruning and refining that must take place. Through such afflictions they will either pull you away from Him or draw you closer to Him and it is my prayer to be drawn closer.And that my friends is what our LORD has done in just 8 short months!!!
Also let me add on to this, my best friend Richard was diagnosed in September 2023 with prostate cancer after tests they said it has metastisized into his bones, lymph nodes and he had stage 4. My heart was broke but I knew with all of my heart that God was greater than cancer! God spoke to me in my spirit that I was to pray with Richard every night before I go to bed. I asked Richard if he was okay with this, he said absolutely! There has been a night or two I would say goodnight and head to my room and he would stop me and say, “aren’t we going to pray first?!” YES! OF COURSE! It is now February 2024 he had his last chemotherapy treatment a couple of weeks ago, again let me share with you what GOD HAS DONE!!!
Richard has not gotten sick once, he has not missed a day of work, and he STILL HAS HAIR! His PSA went from 4 something to 0.01. Yesterday he went in for tests and we are now waiting for the results, I personally expect nothing but great news that exalts God Almighty as our Great God, our Great Physician and the One Who created these bodies and the only One that can Heal these bodies!
So my dear friends and family God is still on the Throne,vHe is good all of the time and His ways are so far above our we cannot even begin to understand how magnificent He truly is!
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