As I sit here, our recording of “I’ll Fly Away” loops above my head. Mike is upstairs, recording the final background tracks for the song. Whenever I hear this melody, it transports me back to the time when I received my second cancer diagnosis—Ovarian Cancer. Initially, I rode a wave of assurance—after all, my previous breast cancer experience had turned out well. At the time, I had been ten years cancer-free, so why wouldn’t I conquer this challenge too?

Then came the first recurrence, localized and…

Last Sunday at church, I was reminded of a profound truth: we are not writing the script of our lives—God is. God is in charge and knows exactly what we need and when we need it. This truth probably isn’t a big shock to most Christians, and it wasn’t a shock to me either, but I needed a reminder.

At the beginning of June, I received the amazing news that my most recent chest and abdominal CT scan came up clear with no evidence of disease. (Just to recap, I’ve been dealing with stage 4 ovarian cancer, which…

As I sit down to write an update to my last blog, I am saddened by the length of time that has passed since my last post and the many things that have happened. As I mentioned before, I was confronted with the harsh reality that the disease had further metastasized to stage 4 ovarian cancer. 

That shock was profound, especially since I had clung to the belief that I was an exception—that my cancer, which had seemingly localized to a single spot, would be surgically removed and I would be free. 

My initial…

Remember the winter of 2020, when the world stood still and was changed forever? The same thing happened to me, but it wasn't because of Covid—it was ovarian cancer. I didn't know it then, but I had it. I didn't find out until an ultrasound confirmed my fears that something was wrong. It turns out ovarian cancer is the deadliest of the gynecological cancers. I had surgery to remove two tumors—one the size of a cantaloupe and the other the size of an egg. Afterwards, my life just kind of continued without…