Home Run: A Cancer Miracle

By Cindy Black

Home Run
Home Run is a journal of the Authors life after being diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and the walk to a heroic win. Walking through the different phases of chemotherapy, surgery and radiation. The trials and tribulations of getting through those dark dreary days. Pages filled with lines of poetry of the places ones mind had tread being on such a voyage as this. Home Run will be an inspirational story to all. Bringing motivation and encouragement to those who have fallen prey to cancer. To others it will be a glimpse of support, of what to expect, so they too can help.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 25, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503588387

Cindy Black

Born in Fontana, CA., U.S.A., and raised on Cape Breton Island, Sydney N.S., Canada. Now residing in Seattle Washington, close to her children and grandchildren whom she loves dearly. They have been the inspiration for all of her writing. Cindy’s previous books Pieces, Open The Door and The Squirrels Who Came To Stay are filled with pages of poetry, art and storytelling.

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Copyright © 2015 by Cindy Black.

Cover Photography: Nicole Simard

Cover Design: Margene Schotz

Author photo taken by Amy Fox

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Contents

Jagged Edges

Crystal

Crystal Past

Beloved or Orphan

Outside the City

Wait For You

The Storm

Daddy Dearest

Smile

To the Gerson Doctors and Nurses

Tears

My Skin

Free Ticket

Death

Anything

Here with You

Falling

First Chemotherapy Treatment

Eating

Goblet

Tears

Wedding Cake Story

A Beautiful Day

Happy Day

Army of God

Cancer

Gentle Jesus

I Am Not Done Yet

Dedication

I would like to dedicate this book to the Lord Jesus of Nazareth. To all my friends and family who passed away from cancer in the last few years. And to the ones who just found out they have it. To the many people who embraced the walk with me through my deep dark journey of breast cancer.

If I had one less prayer or good thought I would not have made it through. You all made a difference in saving my life. I do believe that it took a village to heal me. I am so grateful for your part on this journey. I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my soul.

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I WILL RESTORE YOU TO HEALTH AND HEAL YOUR WOUNDS DECLARES THE LORD

JER 30:17

TROUBLES ARE OFTEN THE TOOLS BY WHICH GOD FASHIONS US FOR BETTER THINGS.

HENRY WARD BEECHER

1813-1887

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Jagged Edges

I feel like a ripped piece of paper.

The jagged edges are the things I need to learn to put together.

You are lining them up with the speed I allow You to…

Such a gentlemen You are.

I want to heal quickly.

Figuring out how to do this seems impossible.

As I step into You, You step into me restoring my edges.

Help me to focus on the building of my being.

Those jagged edges restoring my soul need to fit back somehow and rejuvenate my body.

4.18.2012

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I t felt like someone dropped me on the floor and broke me into one hundred pieces. I hadn’t realized how fragile I was until I heard those 3 little words you have cancer. In shock I thought that I was going to die. Deep inside I knew I did not want to take chemotherapy, have my breasts removed, and get radiation. There would be no guarantee that the cancer would be gone, no money returned and no breasts growing back. And surely you would never get your mind back to the way it was before you were told those 3 little words. I can only hope the pieces will fit back together somehow.

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I had to tell one of my girlfriends Sue about my cancer while her mother, Crystal lay dying of lung cancer. She was very unhappy that I too had cancer. She was afraid for me. The following poems were created the day Crystal past away. I had the honor of being with her that day. It was a strange day for me. I thought that this was going to be my destiny. So it was hard to take this experience in.