How do I say thank you?  The journey of cancer has been filled with more unexpected than I can count. I was blindsided by those words “you have cancer”.  It has been a season of brutal unexpected events.  But the unexpected surprise of seeing a huge box waiting on my doorstep as we drove up from my chemo appointment was the best unexpected I have received.  I wiped tears as I took out each item.  What touched me the most is that everything in the box had a story.  So much thought and love were put into this box. I felt like every person who had walked through their own difficult place, made it through to help me, on this day. It was as if they were right there with me as I opened the box.  For the first time in a long time I didn’t feel that looming loneliness I have felt since my diagnosis.  Cancer can be a lonely place.  You made me feel like I had a team of cheerleaders cheering for me, praying for me, and being there with me.  Today was a hard day.  The side effects from chemo have hit me hard.  You helped me get through it.  I thank God for your ministry and for those who have a part in it.  I will never forget this moment and will draw on the love you sent inside this box, when the pain feels unbearable.  God bless each of you for impacting my life in a real and tangible way today.  You will never know how much it meant to me.  You didn’t just say you would be there.  You really were.  Thank you.

Cara B.