One day while Melody was breastfeeding her baby, she felt a lump near her chest. After she got it examined, the radiologist called right away and told her it didn’t look good and said she needed surgery right away. The surgeon confirmed that it was breast cancer. But, after only a few treatments, the doctor told her she was 99% cured.
Three years later, Melody found a lump under her arm. Melody immediately experienced a level of fear that she had never felt before and figured her previous cancer must have spread to under her arm. When she went in for tests, the doctors told her that it was very rare to have cancer move under her arm without spreading throughout the rest of her body. After some cancer treatments, Melody rejoiced that she had been healed once again.
Eleven years later, Melody got a call from her doctor saying that her cancer had spread this time. The cancer showed up in her bones and in her lungs. The doctor told her she was in Stage 4 and wasn’t sure how much time she had left to live. Today, Melody still has cancer, and although the news about her cancer is not the story of victory she had hoped for, she knows that her story is about survival, perseverance, and God’s grace throughout every trial. Now, Melody lives every day as if it’s her last, looking for what God has planned for her each day. Today, Melody doesn’t put her hope in doctors, tests, or results, but puts her full hope and trust in the Lord, who has carried her through each trial and has the final victory over death.
