Heavenly Father, Fill my days with more Christmas and less cancer. May the joys of the season bring me a new hope that is so strong the clouds of cancer in my thoughts disappear.

Dear Lord, Be with me as I face my first cancer treatment. Give my oncologist your discernment not his to pick the kind of chemo that will take this cancer from my body once and forever more.

Lord, You know what is needed here. You know where each and every cancer cell is in my body and you know how to remove them.

Jesus, There is nothing that can happen on their cancer path that is not done under your loving care. Please take this fear of the unknown from me for I know YOU!

Hear Sharon’s strength in the face of both her breast and stomach cancer, and soak up Don and Sharon’s faith as they cope with Don’s prostate cancer diagnosis and recurrence.

Thank you Elvin for openly sharing your past cancer struggles: a Stage 4 diagnosis, difficult surgery, mysterious heart battles, lifesaving blood transfusions, and even the challenges of your faith at these frightening times.

Dwayne Little, husband and father was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer which they discovered had spread to his liver, bladder and appendix. After surgery, Dwayne and his family found a new church with a Cancer Companions group. It became home.

James and Brenda share his tonsil cancer story through the surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments. God showed James the way through his cancer journey.

I’m a 3 time cancer survivor. The big C word is scary,life changing, and emotional. Not only for you but also for your family and friends. They love you so it’s hard for them to see you going through trials physically and emotionally.

When I showed her the lump on my neck, I could tell by the look on her face that something was seriously wrong. The next week brought a whirlwind of doctor’s appointments, ultrasounds, CT scans and even a PET scan. Then on July 7th, a doctor said those three horrible words that you think you will never hear. “You have cancer.”

When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, there is a whirlwind of emotions leaving caregivers physically exhausted and emotionally drained. Roxanne Rohlfing shares the powerful impact of her feelings and how she took them to the Lord. An amazing woman of faith.

Join Rachel Zink and Jenny Ritzert as they discuss Jenny’s unique journey with Cancer Companions and how her Cancer Companions support group helped keep her calm through her husband’s cancer journey.

Lou Ann newly diagnosed with lung cancer saw a sign for a Cancer Companions Group. There she met Ken 5 year lung cancer survivor the Cancer Companion Facilitator.

Coming from a family history filled with cancer, both women bravely faced their cancer battles armed with their faith and their family.

Yes- Three times she was told she had cancer. But not due to recurrences but three DIFFERENT types of cancer. Her faith is incredibly inspiring.

Carol Harshaw Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivor and her husband Bill Harshaw Lung Cancer Survivor’s share their story of how the roles of cancer patient and caregiver became a blur.

Listen to Building 429’s song We Won’t be Shaken.

Listen to Michael W. Smith and Carrie Underwood’s song All is Well.

Listen to Fearless by Jasmine Murray.

Cancer is not easy for anyone to understand and yet children and teens have an additional difficulty due to the way they think. People do not learn abstract thinking until 12-15 years old or later. What does this really mean? It means that without abstract thinking younger people think everything is black or white, good or bad. We see a bright, articulate young person and believe they think like an adult when really they see situations as two sided instead of multi-faceted.