God is a Healer
December 19, 2014… 7:30am.
I'd just completed my shower. As I dried myself off, I felt a strange knot
in my right breast. I asked my husband if he could feel it. His confirmation
sent a nervous feeling over my body.
I spent my Christmas holiday with the
chance of cancer hanging over me. The day after Christmas, my mother
overheard me making my appointment for the mammogram. I had to break down and tell her what was
going on. My secret was out.
On December 31, 2014, I had my
mammogram done. It came back abnormal, and
they also were concerned with my left breast. I immediately began praying. I
returned on January 6, 2015, and was told it was cancer in my right breast and
I needed a biopsy for my left breast to be sure.
My lumpectomy was done on January 7,
2015. I was found to have Stage
II Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in my right breast. The lump in my left breast was benign. After getting over being told,
"You have cancer", I began to lean totally on God and resist
temptation to worry. My family truly rallied around me.
Since I am on a member of the
Leadership Team at work, my circle is very small. I chose only to share my health crisis with
them. However, once the staff found out,
they were all very supportive. It was
rewarding to know just how much they cared.
I worked consistently from January through
May through five different surgeries and procedures, one of which was a lymph
node procedure that was done in February. It was then that I learned the cancer had not spread! Praise be to God! That was confirmation that I was going to be alright.
.Because of my age (42), I had to
endure four months of chemotherapy and five weeks of radiation. I thought I’d be able to push through it
until the end of the school year, but sadly I could not. Chemotherapy was a beast and I resolved that
it’d be best for me to stay home. Thankfully, my treatments were completed on November the 13th.
I am truly a blessed girl. My faith and trust in God got me through. Although, I've been back at work
full time for three months now, I do try to take it easy. I listen to my body and God. So if I need to rest, I rest because I want to be here a
loooong time. My hair has returned (with a curly
soft texture….smile) and I'm going to continue to the fight and know that I'm still
here for a reason. OH BLESS GOD!
Yes, this experience has brought me
closer to the Lord and my family. It even strengthened my 20 year marriage. I'm
cancer free and ready for whatever God has in store for me. If it's to minister
through song, His word, or my testimony, I just want to tell of the second
chance that I was given.
Through it all, I have learned to trust in Jesus. I have
learned to trust in God.
Tonya Fields-Hines is an educator of seventeen years who has taught as a classroom teacher and specialist. She is currently the math specialist for Park View Elementary in Portsmouth, Va. Tonya is married and has twin daughters who are high school freshman. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
Did you enjoy Tonya's testimony? Are you struggling with health issues of your own or know someone who is? Please take the time to read, meditate and believe in these healing scriptures and share with someone else.
The Lord is with you and you are loved,
Toni
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