My journey has once again come to another chapter ending. This ending ended with praise to the Lord on High. Today I saw my surgical oncologist, and she discussed my pathology report from my surgery. What she said to my mom and I left us teary-eyed and turning to the Lord once again. This time it was different, though. This time we said, “Thank you, Lord” and “Praise the Lord.” The surgeon sat quietly and repeated the results, “This is the best outcome we could have hoped for. The chemotherapy killed all your cancer. You have no cancer left in your breasts.”

At a loss for words, I sat on the examination room table. The first few words uttered were “Thank you, Lord” and “Praise the Lord” then I stared at my mom. I think I was waiting for her to tell me it wasn’t a dream. At that moment, I felt like a child looking to a loved one to say what do I do now? I saw an affirmation of everything I had learned throughout my journey. My mom was fulfilling verses in the Bible and showing me that she not only believed but that it was her first and only thought when going through these trying times. I watched her eyes rise to the heavens, and the words thank you, God came out of her mouth.

She didn’t thank the surgeon for curing me, and she didn’t thank the chemotherapy. She didn’t praise the doctors or the nurses. She immediately praised God, and because she modeled this throughout my childhood, so did I. There is a lot that the surgeons, doctors, nurses, medications, and therapies did to take part in healing me. However, I also know that without God’s help, none of it would have happened. God knows the plans for me and my future and wants me around longer to fulfill His will. I am excited to begin a new chapter in my life and place this journey behind me, except for treatments to help ensure it doesn’t grow back. Thank you all for always supporting me! I can’t wait to see what is next!!