Sometimes Life Throws You a Curve
My Bout with Cancer
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I spent a miserable weekend. I had an appointment with my radiation doctor Monday morning; she wasn't there so I saw another doctor who lectured me on even thinking about stopping radiation. He said I didn't know what pain was, referring to pain caused by cancer. He was right. I didn't know what cancer pain was. I still don't. The pain I had before surgery was merely a dull ache. All the pain I have experienced up to this point had to do with surgery and treatment—not the cancer itself. I know I should feel grateful but I am still angry that I had to go through all this treatment. I still believe if I had had a normal hysterectomy then I would not have had to take chemo and radiation.
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At times when I was so sick I wondered if God had forsaken me, and that the prayers were not getting through. That was when I felt like Job, but like Job, I was determined to continue to trust. “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.” If I renounced my faith, turned my back on God, where else could I go?
I also remembered the passage in John’s Gospel: “After this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about with him. Jesus said to the twelve, ‘Will you also go away?’ Simon Peter answered him, ‘Where shall we go? You have the words of eternal life; so we have believed and have come to know you, that you are the Holy One of God.’”
So my faith has remained intact throughout this ordeal.
About the Author
Evelyn McCollum is a cancer survivor who wants to share her story. A freelance writer, she has published seven books and numerous magazine articles. Her hobbies are gardening, cooking, reading, traveling, exercising, and spending time with family and friends. She lives in Easley, South Carolina, with her husband, Marion, also a cancer survivor.