He sat on the couch and listened to How He Loves over and over. We had just learned his mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, and this was my hubby’s way of dealing with the news. Worship.
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Thankful That Cancer Gave Me the Gift of Knowing Human Frailty
I was 40 and already had a head of prematurely gray hair (I hide it well) when Dr. Testroet called with the crummy cancer news, but the following words from Jen Wilkin’s 27-year-old experience ring
Read moreHow a Bunch of Teenage Boys Unexpectedly Cured My Heartache
(I need to preface this with a short note. Today, January 20, is the 2nd anniversary of my breast cancer diagnosis. Hard anniversaries bring heartache. And today I will remember the phone call that left
Read moreTrusting God Through the Tough Stuff
Last summer I read through the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah. I didn’t have a particular reason. I guess I just wanted to hang out with the major prophets. But God knew why I was reading some
Read moreHis Response to My Breast Cancer: Selfless Giving
On January 20, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. A month later, I underwent a bilateral mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. What the breast cancer did to knock the wind out of me emotionally, the surgery did
Read moreLife After Cancer
Hi, my name is Jenni and my mom had breast cancer. Sounds like the start of an AA meeting. In some ways, that’s how life after cancer feels. It’s like you need counseling. Or prayer.
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