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    Carroll's Story
    Carroll's Story
    Carroll's Story
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    Carroll's Story

    By Carroll Michel

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    The tumor is huge, it’s probably advanced breast cancer !’ Hearing these words, Carroll a 53 year old mother of two amazing daughters made an instant choice. To respond in a negative way, or face her greatest fear with precious day at a time facing surgery and the recovery in a very positive way. So with her pearls, perfume, lipstick, crazy colored wigs and a twinkle in her eyes, she went though chemotherapy and radiation. She backed it up a positive attitude. Always fearful of breast cancer she prepared herself for the greatest adventure of her life. She embraced life taking one day at a time with hope, prayer, faith, courage and a great sense of humor, to set out to conqueror cancer. This is her story !

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarroll Michel
    Release dateAug 29, 2013
    ISBN9781301571406
    Carroll's Story
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    Carroll Michel

    Carroll was born in Cape Town, South Africa and as a small girl moved to Benoni in the then Transvaal in South Africa. She then returned to Cape Town and trained as a nurse 35 years ago. After getting married she moved to Durban and for the last 20 years has taught pottery to children. She was diognised with breast cancer, however she has survived and grown in strengh, faith and courage throught this difficult experience. Her interests are reading, scrap booking, storytelliing and arts & crafts.She is married to Darryl and they have two adult daughters (and a Yorkie, a lovebird and a hamster and still live in Durban South Africa.

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      Carroll's Story - Carroll Michel

      CARROLLS STORY

      My great Adventure in coping with cancer

      By Carroll Michel

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 Carroll Michel

      Dedicated to:

      My darling husband Darryl

      And my dearest daughters,

      Angie and Jackie.

      Also to

      My Friends and Family around the

      World, who have prayed and supported

      me in this

      MY GREAT ADVENTURE.

      Thanks to :

      My Lord Jesus Christ who walked

      beside me on this journey.

      Surgeon, Doctors, and Nursing staff at

      McCords Hospital and

      Oncologists and Nursing Staff at

      Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital

      For all your

      help and support

      Chapter 1

      Discovery

      Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine…. With the words of that beautiful old hymn going through my mind." I was wheeled back into theatre for the second time in a week at McCords Hospital this time for a mastectomy.

      The adventure had begun just the week before, when I had discovered a large breast lump the Saturday before Mother’s day the 9th May 2009. When I discovered it, I was shocked! One thing that I had always feared was breast cancer. At the time I thought Okay! so maybe it’s just a benign mass, as I had a low risk for getting breast cancer. I decided to tell the family only on the evening of Mother’s Day as I didn’t want to ruin the day they had planed. When I told them, they were shocked with the news and obviously extremely distressed. I promised them that I would go to the doctor, first thing on the Monday morning. The Bible verse that came to mind was 1 Corinthians 2v9 which says No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived, what God has prepared, for those who love Him. I prayed that night that God would give me peace for this situation that I found myself in. I slept so well. I went to work the next morning and saw the doctor at 11 am. He felt the lump and then referred me to McCords Hospital.

      Darryl my dear husband and I arrived at the hospital at noon. Although I was anxious I also knew that God was in control and all I had to do was trust Him. I went through all the usual standard tests and after 1pm, I saw the doctor in the out patients department’s clinic. He took my medical history and then checked the lump. It was a large lump of about 8cm x 6cm. He made an appointment for the breast clinic for me for the following day.

      Things were moving really fast. We called on friends and family immediately to pray for not only me, but for the family at this rather stressful time.

      That afternoon I went to have a lie down, feeling a little tearful. I thought for a split second that Darryl had walked in and placed his hand on my shoulder, but no one was there. I immediately realised that it was the Lord, hearing the words, Be at peace my child I woke up two hours later, feeling totally at peace and knowing that the Lord was in control of this situation. Tuesday afternoon had arrived. It was now the 12th May. Sitting with other woman waiting our turn to see the surgeons, we all seemed to be in various stages of anxiety. Soon it was my turn. I met the surgeon. He checked me out thoroughly and said I would need surgery as soon as possible. I would have the lump removed and all the glands under my arm as well. I booked the date for a week later. The procedure was explained; blood tests were done and the astronomical costs involved were discussed. We did not have the spare money, but I knew in some way that God would provide the finances for this rather urgent surgery. The rest of the week passed very quickly, I worked as

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