I am overwhelmed. I cannot find the words to thank all of you. I have not traveled this road alone. All of you—all of your love, all of your comments, all of your support, and all of your prayers—have made this journey, in so many ways, a blessing to my heart and soul. Your support has carried me through in ways that I can’t even explain. I am so thankful for each and everyone of you. I didn’t realize, I never expected. I am so glad, so thankful that I reached out and asked you to join me. There is no way this side of heaven that I can repay you for all that you have done by being there. Thank you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You have made me a blessed woman! I learned to look for the good and the positive and the blessings in the midst of it. And they were there. God’s faithfulness, peace, joy, the amazing love I experienced from Him, and from you, is something that was present the entire journey, something I will always be grateful for. Elements that I would not have experienced had it not been for the cancer.
Yes, I am saying I am thankful for having shared this road with countless thousands of other travelers. I have a deeper understanding of the pain and the suffering that families experience as they watch their loved ones walk this road. I know how to pray for them now. I understand the fear and the sense of despair one can experience having received the diagnosis of cancer.
Of course, I would’ve preferred not to have had it, but as long as I was there, from the very beginning, I knew that I was going to learn something amazing. I decided early on I would set my heart to find the hidden treasures. I learned about the love of Christ on a level that shook me to my core. I learned that I could find God anywhere. Like the Scripture says, even in the depths of hell, He is there. I learned about the love and support of friends on a level I had never experienced. Wow, wow, wow! Thank you will never be enough. Glory to God!