My story began on May 23, 2007 when I was diagnosed with invasive (inflammatory) lobular breast cancer. It was not detected in my mammogram or ultrasound. Those reports stated "no cancer found; follow up in 1 year". I am convinced that the Lord gave me an unsettling feeling about the lump that I knew was there and could feel, and that He led me to my surgeon, who had a biopsy done, which gave us the diagnosis. I feel it is my duty to my friends to tell them to make sure to do a monthly exam, and to notice if there are changes going on in their bodies. It might be cysts, (hopefully!), or it might be something that should be checked out. I had a bilateral mastectomy on June 26th, 2007, and have done exceptionally well recovering from that. I'm also convinced that is because of a direct answer to prayer that has been made for me during this time. I have healed so quickly, and am so thankful. My first of four chemotherapy treatments started 7-26-07. I had them every 3 weeks. The worst part of the treatment was my reaction to the Neulasta shot the day after each treatment: it gave me very severe flu symptoms. But I am thankful that the shot increased my white count, which is amazing. So the aches seemed incidental. September 27th, 2007 was my last treatment. Praise the Lord, He saw me through. Due to the strong pain medications taken during my hospitalizations, my bout of diverticulitis had come back. On recommendation of my surgeon, I had colon resection surgery done in early November of 2007. Surprisingly, this surgery was much more difficult recuperating from than the cancer surgery. I guess you could say I was "out of commission" about 3 months. But again, God's grace saw me through. It is my prayer is that the Lord will be glorified in everything that happens to me: in everything I say and do, I only want to bring honor and glory to Him. I know everything that He has allowed to come across my path has been for a purpose....for His divine purpose in my life. What a loving God He is! I can trust Him to do what is best for me. This is one of my favorite songs, which says what my heart now fully believes: "God is too wise to be mistaken, God is too good to be unkind. So when you don't understand, when you can't see His plan, when you can't trace His hand, trust His heart."