Sometimeago,Iwasdiagnosedwithbreastcancerandreactedinthewaymostpeoplewould.Thefirstthingcametomindwasa“deathsentence”. However,Ifoundoutlateritwastruly“anawakening”forme,especiallyafterbeingdiagnosedwithcoloncancerafewyearslater,butstillalivetotellaboutthemboth.IbegantoquestionGod.WhywasIchosentosufferthisdoublechallenge?WhathadIdoneinlifesobadtohavethisplaceduponme?IwasunhappywiththewayIlookandtheintolerantpainIhadtoexperienceeachday,butinsteadofsighingovermyfate,Idecidedtolookonthepositivesidesofit.
IknewthatIwasabouttofaceanewbeginning,newhope,doandseemorewithawholenewperspectiveonlife.IalsobeganthinkingoftheindividualsthatarenolongeramongusandhowtherewillalwaysbesomeoneworseoffthanIam.WhoamItocomplain?Istillhavemylife.
Duringmytreatments,IexperiencedsomethingofamiraclethatIhadtowritedown.ItookthatexperienceandturneditintoapoemandIcalledit“Peace”.ItookthatpoemalongwithmanyothersIhadcomposedduringmybreastcancerperiodandsubmittedthemforpublication.Thebookofpoemswasacceptedandpublishedunderthetitle“TrueSimplePoemsofLife,FaithandSurvival”.
Icontinuetowriteandhopethatmypoetrymayencourageotherunfortunatepeopleandmywritingcontinuestogivemestrength.I'vehadanotherinspirationalchildren'sbookpublishedcalled“IfOnlyICouldFly,SaidMattiebee”.
Iwouldneverhavebecomeawriter,producinginspirationalstories,ifIhadnotgonethroughallthatIdid.I'matrueexamplethatyoucansurvivecancer,notonce,buttwice,providingthatyoucatchitintime.Itwon'tallbeeasy,butyoumusthavefaithandallowthatfaithtodirectyourpath.
Itrulybelievewhenyousurviveaterribletragedyorahorriblediseaselikecancer,it'sforareason—youhaveapurpose,andIwanttoliveandfindoutexactlywhatthatisforme.
小题1:Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherdiseaseatfirst?