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CHAPTER 4 Journal entry by Karen Delgado-5/7/2010 ‘On my way to school, I was listening to 99.1FM and I heard this song (and yes, it made me cry). I’ll highlight the lyrics that were especially meaningful. Also…last week at my church, the sermon was about healing. It is part of an ongoing series, ‘God, why?’ This message was, ‘God, why are some people healed and not others? (Luke 13:1-5) and it was preached by Jeremy Moore…. I can honestly say that I’m glad to have gone through this journey…I’ve learned so much…and continued to experience just how faithful and trust worthy God is. If a miraculous healing would have happened, I would have lost out on experiencing the truth of God’s word- that he is aware of all that is happening…that He will be there…that He will provide for our every need…that he is a God of Comfort…but I would have also missed out on learning just how wonderful it is to experience the love of the people around me.'   -------------------------------------------

CHAPTER 3 Journal entry by Karen Delgado- 6/1/2010 ‘I had my first opportunity to use a GPS this past weekend…WOW…how comforting to be able to have someone see the ‘big picture’ and point you in the right direction…with such a calm comforting tone. Just enjoy the drive, trust in the technology, and arrive safely at your destination.    As I was thinking it was so nice to have this device- especially when I had no idea of where I was…and absolutely no idea of how to get where I needed to go…I thought about how this was such a good analogy for the kind of trust we need to put in God’s word/His wisdom. Just knowing that God sees the ‘big picture’…He knows the end of our destination…and best of all, He knows how to get us there . ' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MOTHER went to church. All too frequently; I often thought- and when she would go, I would mumble some words, along t

CHAPTER 2 Journal entry by Karen Delgado — 2/24/2010 'I had an unusual reaction to being at the cancer center, today.  I started crying when I got into the infusion section!--first time I did that. As many of you know...last week, a father of one of my student's died of cancer.  I wasn't able to attend the viewing or the service b/c I was sick.  The reality of all this just hit me.  For some reason, there seemed to be a larger group of people in the infusion rooms that looked more sickly.  Usually, most of us are pretty healthy looking...cheerful...talkative, etc.  Maybe it was b/c I was thinking about the death of this man that I noticed this.  I prayed for this family as I was there.  My heart goes out to them...  It also makes me realize that there is another side to what I am going through...and that is those of you who are concerned for me.  I guess the impact of someone's death hits all of us at different times.  I didn't know this man, personally...

' LABISI : Chronicles of a Breast Cancer Warrior Chapter 1 I had always desired to marry an Ibo man. I like to make categorical statements, so forgive me if I sound pretty blunt. In a way, I am everything but blunt- but I guess blunt is the way I sound on paper. Blunt. I sort of like how that sounds. Do you? As I fiddle with my paper and pen this afternoon, I am reminded of why I am here; and what on earth led to my internally heated discussion. I was in the hospital, and on my second round of chemotherapy; with 5-fluorouracil and…I don’t know what else, actually. I was able to get the name 5-fluorouracil because of the ‘uracil’ in the name. It sounds an awful lot like one of those baby powders I had used for my first two kids(old time mamas should remember this😁) My name, is ‘Labisi. I’m married to Nicholas Okonkwo; so allow me do a re-introduction; seeing as I am quite chatty this afternoon. I, am ‘Labisi Okonkwo; and I have three kids, aged 17, 12, and 8. I had alwa