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Without a shadow of a doubt, I can tell you — I am now, and will forever be, grateful I was diagnosed with cancer. I used to pray that God would take this from me. Now I pray that he will allow me another day to fight. Another day to change for the better. Another day to prove to him that I am capable, strong enough, and able to handle this trial and endure it to the end.
I didn’t think I’d ever be able to say I’m grateful for cancer. It’s not the life I pictured. I didn’t ask for this, my husband didn’t ask for this, and my four-year-old daughter didn’t ask to have a mom who was sick 24/7.
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