I know a story of a woman who was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer when she was 8 months pregnant with her 11th child. She was a very busy mother as you would suppose with 10 children and a husband already at home. she had no prenatal care, as money was very tight. It was feed and clothe the children or go to the doctor. She chose the children. During her eigth month of pregnancy, she went in to have a lump in her breast examined by the doctor. They immediately did a biopsy, and found that it was indeed, very advanced breast cancer. The tumor measured 4x8 cms, and the lymph nodes surrounding the tumor were completely compremised they were so full of cancer cells. She was admitted into the hospital the same day, and at 8 a.m. the next morning she had a radical mastectomy, all of her lymph nodes were removed. The doctors wanted to start treatment for the cancer immediately but after speaking with her husband and much prayer they decided to leave it in God’s hands what would happen. She refused treatment, since it could have caused the miscarriage of the baby. they waited and prayed. The Blessed virgins intercession was called upon and rosarys’ were prayed non stop. A healthy full term baby was delivered 6 weeks later, (on Saint Joseph’s day)and treatment was begun. Now those close to this women knew that the prognosis was not good. The cancer was advanced, and treatments were started about a year after the cancer had begun to grow. She was 43 years old when she delivered her 11th child. This “child” is now 45 years old, and we buried my dear mother this past July, weeks short of her 89th birthday. Only through prayer and through God’s endless mercy did I have 45 years with her, it was truly a miracle. I was blessed to have parents who left me in God’s hands.
How shall I make a return to the Lord
for all the good He has done for me?
The cup of Salvation I will take up
and I will call upon
the name of the Lord.
Thanks Mom for Life.
I will keep them in my prayers!