Denise: My story begins in 2009. At 51, I was told I had lung cancer. I had my left lower lung removed and was told it was a miracle they found it at stage one. Five years later, I was told it was back. Another part of my lung was removed and I was cancer free. Again in 2020, my cancer returned and I had another surgery. April 2021, I was told it was back and they couldn’t take any more of my lung. On April 16, I got my second Covid shot and 15 days later I was in the hospital in critical condition. The Dr. again said it was a miracle I was alive. I had 312 ml of fluid around my heart. They drained it and I caught pneumonia while I was in the hospital. Two weeks after that cleared up, I was back in the emergency room. They said the fluid was back around my heart and I was going in for a two hour surgery to put a pericardial window in. I woke up seven hours later. They had to do open-heart surgery on me. The doctor was not a godly man, but he told me by the grace of God I was alive. There was a fibrous tissue around my heart he had never seen before. In September 2022, they were finally able to start my chemo and radiation. I had so many people praying for me. I never got sick and I never lost weight- the only thing I lost was my hair and I know that was because of God and all the prayers.
I went to the Matthew West concert in Panama City, Florida, it was wonderful. I was having a CAT scan the next week, but his songs gave me such peace that no matter what happened I knew it was going to be OK. I’ve been to many rock ‘n’ roll concerts in my younger days and this was the best by far. I felt like God touched me. On Monday, my CAT scan showed the cancer has moved to my liver. I know people don’t understand, but I’m at peace with whatever happens. I know God is the Great Healer and if it’s His will, I will be healed. If not, I will be in heaven with the rest of my family that’s passed before me. I am a miracle. All these years I’ve been through so much, but I’ve always known God was with me. I will find out in the next few weeks if the cancer that has moved to my liver is the lung cancer and what, if any treatment I can have. The day I found out that my cancer had moved to my liver, I flipped it over to a Christian channel and a man was talking about your imagination getting away from you when you find out you’re sick. He had the perfect scripture that we all should go by: Isaiah 26:3 “He will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you.” I am at peace.
God has fought many battles with me and He will continue to fight for me. Thank you for listening to my story. God is good all the time.
