The Priceless Gift Surviving Cancer

By Yma Orné Campbell

This book is a story about Ymas journey with the sudden diagnosis and her brief battle with Papillary Thyroid Cancer. She shares her inside experiences and provides a thorough explanation of how she went through it and found humility through her experience and healing. She credits the love and support of others as her strength to get through one of the most difficult times that she has faced.

September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Sep 24, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524641429

Yma Orné Campbell

Yma Orn Campbell is a new aspiring author stepping ground on the scene after self-publishing four inspirational books. Yma is a native of Brooklyn, New York. She has been writing for the past 27 years. She credits her love of writing to the stimulation she received as a 9th grader in her English class in Catherine McAuley High School (Brooklyn, NY). Over the years her writing has developed into its own masterpiece, one that she is very proud of today. She has written stories, and poems, many of which she has shared with others. Yma received the Editors Choice Award from the International Library of Poetry in 2007. Yma submitted a poem that received recognition and was published in Howard Elys Anthology titled, Forever Spoken. Her love for poetry is evident in her very own collection of poems in her published book, Literature for the Heart. Yma enjoys writing to help others. She wrote and published, Tragedy and Loss: A Family Struggles to Move On. She wrote this book as it was therapy for her while she was grieving the loss of her younger brother who she loss in a tragic car accident in 2006. Yma has shared her story with many that have experienced a loss and was credited by her fans to have helped those that she touched through her writing. She also went on to publish a story about family, sudden change, and acceptance in the dramatic story of The Grandparents Club. It is a story that has received many great reviews by her fans that she has been asked many times about writing a sequel to continue the story by taking the drama to the next level. Finally Yma has self-published a childrens book, Manners, and Morals in Minutes for Children. This adorable childrens book is a short story about friendship and diversity. It is one that she enjoyed creating and has promised to add more childrens books to her collection. Yma received a Bachelors Degree from Charter Oak State College in New Britain, Connecticut and she is currently pursuing a Masters Degree at this time. Yma is very passionate about helping others and making a difference impacting the lives of children and families, one day at a time. Yma also serves as the Development Manager of the George K. Campbell Scholarship Foundation where she also displays her passion for fundraising for Catholic Education. Yma enjoys writing and poetry so much that she has promised to showcase more of her talent in the future.

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Published by AuthorHouse 09/23/2016

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CONTENTS

1 I’m sorry, it’s cancer…

2 Pleading with God

3 The Accident that saved my life

4 Bracing for the Storm

5 The Biggest Fight of my life

6 A Humbling Experience

7 The Priceless Gift

8 Thank You

Jeremiah 29:11

New International Version (NIV)

11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

DEDICATIONS

This book is dedicated to everyone! It is a memory for those who have battled cancer and lost and reminder for those who have fought cancer and won! It is hope for those who are still fighting and will continue to fight, please don’t give up…I am with you, I am for you, and I am praying…I love you

1

I’M SORRY, IT’S CANCER…

It was Tuesday afternoon May 17th, a beautiful day in North Carolina and my second son’s (Khalief) 22nd birthday. I was so excited because I was thinking about making him a cake. I know that he loves cake and he likes to keep it simple. I even thought about getting some Spanish food from one of our favorite restaurants. As I think back I don’t remember what we did because the next few hours after 2pm are still a blur. My mind went and never returned to the joy that I felt for my second son.

My oldest son (Keith) and I were at Duke Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. I had taken the morning off from work because I wanted to get these results from the doctor so that I could return to my everyday life. I had gone to another doctor prior who had told me that he didn’t know for sure what the problem was. My oldest son and I sat quietly in the cold room waiting patiently for the doctor. That was the longest wait. I remained positive although I was worried. I kept happy thoughts in my mind. I prayed and meditated. I even found peace in playing with my cell phone. I was not prepared for what would happen next.

The doctor came in and she firmly shook my hand. She was very friendly and presented with a warm and caring demeanor. She had her folder in her hand with my results. She knew that I had a biopsy prior to coming to her office for the visit. She sat down and looked at me and asked me what the other doctor told me. I told her that the other told me that he was not sure if it was cancer but.