Tag: breast cancer

• ‘I Love My Scar,’ This Breast Cancer Survivor Told Us

  

  A young mother learns to abide in God and finds joy despite her journey through breast cancer, including chemo, a radical mastectomy, and radiation therapy.

  Sara

  October 19, 2021

  Christianity, Health & Fitness, inspiration, life

  breast cancer, Elsie Hahs, inflammatory breast cancer, mastectomy

• And the verdict is: It’s NOT cancer!

  

  “Good morning,” I said as I greeted Connie in the locker room before swim class Wednesday. “How are you?” “Just fine,” she responded, “and today I mean it because I know I don’t have cancer.” “What?” My surprise wasn’t that she didn’t have cancer. My surprise at her response was that she hadn’t meant all […]

  Sara

  February 17, 2017

  friends, gym life, inspiration

  breast cancer, Good News, knitted knockers, knittedknockers.org, patient care

• The difference between an ordeal and an adventure

  

  “Thank God for breast cancer!” Connie told me. It paved the way for her latest adventure.

  Sara

  January 25, 2017

  character, friends, Humor, inspiration

  attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure, breast cancer, cancer, choose your attitude, hope, inspiration, positive attitude, Romans 8:18-25, suffering

• When your friend battles breast cancer…

  

  What I appreciated most about Connie throughout her battle with breast cancer was her transparency.

  Sara

  December 20, 2016

  character, friends, gym life

  2 Corinthians 1:4, breast cancer, breast cancer treatment, Humor, invasive ductless carcinoma, lumpectomy, making choices when you have breast cancer, mammogram, radiation, SAVI radiation treatment, stereotactic biopsy

• Fight breast cancer and carry a big stick…

  

  I don’t care if this blog post goes viral, but I sure wish your prayers, good thoughts, fingers crossed or whatever on Connie’s behalf do. Pray for Connie. Spread the word, please.

  Sara

  December 15, 2016

  friends, gym life

  breast cancer, cancer, friendship, mammogram, mammograms, prayers, treatment

• The power of a T-shirt…

  I am not a fashionista by any stretch of the imagination, but I do prefer to dress fashionably — in clothes that flatter — rather than dress expressively — in clothes that bear a message. Which might be the reason wearing a bright pink, men’s large T-shirt with the message “Fight for Jill!” made such an impression. One of […]

  Sara

  October 9, 2014

  all in a day’s work, character, Christian life, friends, inspiration, life

  breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, prayer, T-shirt messages

• The fear of no future…

  “If the hardest thing I have to do today is remember not to put on deodorant, this will be a good day.” That was my thought as I got into the shower this morning, the morning of my annual mammogram. I then promptly doused my hair with shower soap and wondered why my shampoo felt […]

  Sara

  January 27, 2014

  Christian life, Humor, life

  breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, fear, mammogram, NaBloPoMo