It was July, 2011…Breanna was 9 and SHOULD have playing and enjoying life...
She SHOULD have been painting her nails and playing dress up...
But...instead...her life was turned on a dime.
When other 9-year-olds were enjoying the warm sun of a July summer day, Breanna was tied to an IV pole and wondered what each day would bring…
Fear…it became Breanna’s daily companion…cancer became her focus…moment by moment…
Breanna recently shared these thoughts with me.
“Being sick I lost a lot. Whether that was friends or a piece inside me. I started losing hope, losing the will to fight, losing the will to live. I was tired of being sick, being placed in a "bubble" and not able to live a "normal" life. Losing my best friend Emily from cancer, made me want to fight…For her and myself."
Today…life is much different than those crushing days of fighting cancer. The doctors telling her she only had a 50/50 chance of survival, she battled bravely on…and she emerged different.
Her world has been impacted by God’s grace.
She shared, "I'm always being asked "what is life like after cancer?" Honestly. I feel like I'm living in a