| 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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