BY: JUDY SNIPES
I have always thought of myself as a strong woman because of being raised on a farm. I had ten siblings, most of which were girls, so we had to do most of the bailing hay, milking the cows, carrying heavy buckets of food to the animals, etc. But my biggest challenge of being a strong woman was in June of 2012 when the doctor said, “It’s cancer.”
I have never questioned God about anything, but right away I asked, “Why me?” He answered right back saying, “Why not you, are you any better than any one else?” I told God I will just deal with it. At first it was a couple of surgeries and then the hard part: chemotherapy. It was four months of pain and feeling very physically weak. I had so much support from friends and family. Prayer was felt every day. My sister Jolene sat with me through every four hour session of chemo, even driving me there. Our Granddaughter’s soccer team played a game in my honor dressing in pink and using a pink ball which they signed after the game for me. My husband learned a lot more than he wanted to about cooking, shopping, cleaning, and laundry (God bless him).
He was a good nurse too. When I would try to help him, he would have to send me right back to my recliner because of lack of strength. I wouldn’t give up. Each day I would do some walking in the house to try to keep my self strong. I told God I would deal with this so I am not going to cry or complain. I figured this is what God allowed in my life, so I would just deal with it. There were six or seven surgeries in all, each one setting me back a little, but being stubborn person (or strong woman) I am, I would come right back from each one.
After one full year of IV meds, the cancer was gone! Praise God! It took a while to get all my strength back. Then I wanted to do EVERYTHING! However, In 2015, I got the news that cancer was now in my other breast. Being in the earlier stages it was much easier to deal with this time. No chemo, just radiation. Finally, I received a call from my doctor: NO CANCER!
I know now what it feels like to really need prayer and how important it is to pray for others when it’s requested. May God bless my sister, husband, and all those prayer warriors.
Giving all the praise to God!
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