"Dear God, They Say It's Cancer

A Companion Guide for Women on the Breast Cancer Journey "

By: Janet Thompson

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Paperback | 1 September 2006 | Edition Number 1

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A faith-filled guide to facing breast cancer head on...no matter where you are in your journey.

Whether you've just heard the dreaded diagnosis for the first time, you're in the middle of decisions and treatments, you're experiencing the disappoint of recurrence, or you're several years beyond the initial trauma, you need someone who understands. You need a trusted friend to walk beside you, someone who's gone before you.

You'll find that friend in the pages of this book.

Dear God, They Say It's Cancer is yours to use in whatever way serves you best. You can start in the beginning and work your way through, or you can use the detailed table of contents to help you find just what you need for what you are experiencing on any given day.

Each chapter in this supportive guidebook includes:
-A Sister Shares--stories from breast cancer "sisters"
-Mentoring Moment--lessons learned, helpful hints, encouragement
-God's Love Letter to You--paraphrased scripture for you to personalize
-Journaling Guides--encouraging prompts to help you journal your own breast cancer journey
-And more!

You don't have to go on this journey alone. Hope and help await you in this useful reference, written just for you in your time of need.

Bonus! A Sanity Tools Appendix includes:
-How to do research
-National contacts
-Decision-making worksheets
-Breast cancer journey map
-Finding your purpose in your pain
-And much, much, more

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Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Sharing Sister to Sister	p. 1
Surviving for a Purpose	p. 2
Where to Begin?	p. 4
Journaling	p. 4
Personalizing and Praying the Scriptures	p. 9
Making the Annual Appointments	p. 11
It's That Time of Year Again	p. 12
The Suspicious Alarm	p. 14
Setting the Follow-Up Appointment	p. 16
It's Mammogram Day	p. 18
This Is Surreal!	p. 22
Meeting the Breast Specialist	p. 24
Facing the Dreaded Diagnosis	p. 29
Life Is Messy Right Now	p. 50
It's Diagnostic-Test Day	p. 32
The Agonizing Wait for Test Results	p. 35
They Say It's Cancer!	p. 36
Telling the Family	p. 39
Who Else to Tell and Who Should Do the Telling?	p. 43
Paralyzing Shock	p. 47
A State of Shock	p. 48
It's All So Confusing!	p. 50
Becoming "One of Them"	p. 53
Single and Sick!	p. 55
Asking What If? What About? Why?	p. 59
What If?	p. 60
Maybe It's All a Mistake	p. 64
What About My Schedule and My Plans?	p. 66
Why?	p. 70
Dealing with People's Reactions	p. 73
People Say the Darnedest Things	p. 74
Top Thirteen Dos and Don'ts	p. 77
Preparing for What Comes Next	p. 83
Putting Together Your Treatment Team	p. 84
The Planning Conference	p. 86
Time to Make a Decision	p. 89
More Waiting	p. 92
Being a Good Witness	p. 95
Starting Treatment	p. 99
Someone's Praying	p. 100
We're Not Just a Number	p. 102
It's Time for Surgery	p. 104
Being Strong for Our Loved Ones	p. 106
We Need Friends	p. 108
What Did They Do to Me?	p. 110
The Hospital Stay Is a Relief	p. 112
The Lonely Oncology Ward	p. 114
Your"C-A"	p. 116
Enjoying the Good Days	p. 119
There Are Humorous Moments	p. 120
Feeling Like a Little Girl Again	p. 122
Lots of Love	p. 125
Making It through the Bad Days	p. 129
It's Hard Being Brave	p. 130
The Journey Can Be Lonely	p. 132
Elusive Sleep	p. 135
It Still Hurts	p. 138
Losing It!	p. 141
Getting Needed Support	p. 145
A Mentor Helps	p. 146
It's All about You	p. 149
Should You Join a Breast Cancer Support Group?	p. 152
My Family Needs a Support System Too	p. 156
Knowing Who Is in Control	p. 161
Spinning Out of Control	p. 162
Controlling the Controllable	p. 164
Seeing God in Control	p. 167
Adjusting to a New Normal	p. 171
"Normal" Isn't Normal Anymore	p. 172
Where Did Your Energy Go?	p. 175
Chemo-Radiation Brain	p. 177
Learning to Receive	p. 181
A New Need for Peace and Calm	p. 184
Adapting to Body Changes	p. 189
The Miraculous Creator	p. 190
Lopsided	p. 192
To Reconstruct or Not?	p. 195
An Extreme Makeover!	p. 198
What About Your Hair?	p. 201
Coping with the Private Issues	p. 205
Good Girls Don't	p. 206
How Will Breast Cancer Affect Your Marriage?	p. 208
Grieving the Losses	p. 215
The Grieving Process	p. 216
The Steps of Grief	p. 217
Working through Sadness	p. 219
It's All Over, so Why Are You Depressed?	p. 222
Feeling Guilty	p. 226
Where Were Those You Expected to Be There?	p. 228
Restoring the Joy!	p. 231
It Feels Good to Be Happy!	p. 232
A Transforming Blessing	p. 234
You Can Rejoice in the Trials	p. 237
Discovering a New Focus and Purpose	p. 243
Changing Focus	p. 244
Finding Purpose in Your Breast Cancer	p. 247
How Does God Want to Use Your Breast Cancer?	p. 250
Talking about Your Breast Cancer on Purpose	p. 252
A New Boldness	p. 256
Living with Breast Cancer	p. 259
How to Let Others Know You're Not Back Yet	p. 260
You Need an Outlet	p. 262
It Could Come Back	p. 265
Eliminating Stress	p. 268
Releasing Fear	p. 272
Relying on God	p. 277
Can You Hear Him Now?	p. 278
God Always Answers Prayer	p. 280
Drawing Close to God	p. 282
Breast Cancer Tests Our Faith	p. 284
There Are "Angels" All Around	p. 287
Our Hope Is in God	p. 289
Making a Difference	p. 293
It Just Takes One Woman	p. 294
Breast Cancer Sisters	p. 296
Giving Back	p. 298
Finding a Cure	p. 300
Praying Expectantly	p. 305
Pray God's Word	p. 306
Pray for Your Doctors	p. 310
Pray for Everyone Touched by Your Breast Cancer	p. 313
Pray for All Your Breast Cancer Sisters	p. 316
Ending at the Beginning	p. 321
Preparing for the Inevitable	p. 322
We've Only Just Begun!	p. 326
Remembering When	p. 333
Dates That Changed Your Life	p. 334
Memory Notes	p. 337
Picture Me	p. 338
Sanity Tools	p. 341
Doing Research	p. 342
Research Notes	p. 343
National Contacts	p. 345
Books Janet Found Helpful	p. 346
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions	p. 347
Peacekeeping Worksheet	p. 349
Appointments, Appointments, Appointments	p. 351
Appointment Notes	p. 353
Oh No! I Just Remembered	p. 357
Questions-and-Answers Note Page	p. 357
There's the Phone Again	p. 359
Phone Notes	p. 359
We Are in This Together	p. 361
My Medical Team	p. 362
Important Information about My Medical Team	p. 362
Additional Numbers Others or I May Need	p. 364
Keeping Good Records	p. 366
Taking My Meds	p. 369
My Breast Cancer Journey Map	p. 371
My Support and Help Team	p. 372
Minding the Doctor	p. 373
Bless You! Here's Where I Need Help	p. 374
When I Need Comfort or Someone to Talk To	p. 375
Who Will I Call or Where Will I Go When I Am Feeling	p. 375
Where Can My Husband and Family Go for Comfort?	p. 376
Support System for My Family and Friends	p. 376
My Breast Cancer Purpose and Plan	p. 377
Prayer-and-Praise Journal	p. 378
Express Yourself!	p. 380
About the Author	p. 381
About His Work Ministries	p. 382
For More Information and to Contact Janet	p. 382
Notes	p. 383
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