by Terry Arnold | Dec 2, 2024 | Family Volume 1, Issue 4, Relationships Volume 1, Issue 4
By Christmas, I was deep into treatment and really feeling it. I was green, swollen, and I looked awful. The beginning of chemotherapy hadn’t been that bad, but over time, the cumulative effects took their toll. I became more tired and experienced more body pain...
by Doris Cardwell | Dec 1, 2024 | Family Volume 1, Issue 4, Relationships Volume 1, Issue 4
Many years ago, I received an invitation to a Christian women’s conference. One of the speakers, Bunny Wilson, shared a beautiful picture about her life. She imagined herself in heaven, sitting by a calm, peaceful river, weaving a tapestry. At times, God would stop...
by Aliki | Sep 2, 2024 | Family Volume1, Issue 3, Relationships Volume 1, Issue 3
My husband and I celebrated our 10 years together as a couple, by getting married. We didn’t do anything fancy; we put on our jeans and had the wedding of our dreams. That’s how I described it jokingly and proudly. Our children were there, and took our pictures;...
by Danielle Cameron | Aug 30, 2024 | Family Volume1, Issue 3, Featured Volume 1, Issue 3
When I was first diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer, the weight of the news was almost unbearable. The thought of facing such a deadly disease was terrifying, but it wasn’t the fear of dying that crushed me the most. What truly broke my heart was the fear of...
by Stephanie | Aug 30, 2024 | Family Volume1, Issue 3
Didn’t she ring the bell? Isn’t she done yet? Here’s the “quick” version. In March of 2022, I was diagnosed with Stage 3C Inflammatory Breast Cancer and started treatment at Cleveland Clinic. I had no idea how serious IBC truly was and thought we were following the...
by Eva | May 29, 2024 | Family Volume1, Issue 2
Five years ago, I was diagnosed with stage 3 inflammatory breast cancer at the age of 36. I was a busy working seemingly healthy mom of two and suddenly I was a cancer patient. I hated taking something for a headache and here I was facing chemotherapy. I would...