JESUS HAS MY BACK...AND MY FRONT.

By Darlene Hostettler

She did it!
Three times Breast Cancer Survivor
Tells her story.

Have you heard the words “You have Cancer,” those gut-wrenching words? If you have, this book is for you!

Or your friend has just been diagnosed?

Give it as a gift and you will be the “best friend.”

I authored this book to assist anyone experiencing any form of cancer, chemotherapy, and or radiation.

Trust Him through this journey called cancer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Oct 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798385009541

Darlene Hostettler

Bill and I are Christians. We believe in Jesus Christ as our personal savior. Life has treated us well; we trust God will provide for us and he has. Then we were faced with breast cancer, not just one time, but two and then a third time. I wrote this book to give hope and guidance to anyone facing cancer. Thank God we have our Lord and our faith, to carry us through this journey together.

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Dedication

I would like to dedicate this book to my parents and one of my best friends who have all experienced cancer.

My mother died of pancreatic cancer in 2014 and my father had colon cancer in 2013 and survived it, he passed at the age of 91 in 2020.

My dear friend BJ lost her battle with terminal pancreatic cancer, she has been such a great inspiration to all of those around her.

I thank God she is my friend forever.

I miss them every day and praise God I had them in my lives for as long as I did.

Jesus had my back….and my front!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1:    Summer 1994, life is short!

Chapter 2:    Second Opinions Save lives

Chapter 3:    Lumpectomy, Chemotherapy and Radiation, UGH!

Chapter 4:    Angels are among us!!

Chapter 5:    Getting back to normal

Chapter 6:    NOT AGAIN! May 2020

Chapter 7:    Wait and See

Chapter 8:    Third Times a Charm?

Chapter 9:    Jesus is the warrior carrying us through this battlefield called cancer!

Chapter 10:   The Surgery

Chapter 11:   Recovery

Chapter 12:   Excellent News

Chapter 13:   Recovery appointments!

Chapter 14:   It is only tape!

Chapter 15:   Happy Easter!!

Chapter 16:   Removing Tubes

Chapter 17:   SO THANKFUL!

Chapter 18:   One day, one step, one breath at a time

Chapter 19:   Reconstruction

Chapter 20:   Lessons Learned