Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: Life After Shock

Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Life After Shock

It may be your greatest fear coming true or something you never thought would happen to you. Either way, breast cancer has entered your life and turned it upside down. Now you’re wondering how you’re going to make it through: Are you going to be alright? Is your family going to be okay? And where is God in your struggle? Has he deserted you?Joni Eareckson Tada, herself a survivor of breast cancer, walks with you through the struggles and questions that naturally arise in the face of suffering and offers you hope through Christ in her booklet Diagnosed with Breast Cancer. With the understanding, wisdom, and grace that comes from experience, she points the way to a deepening trust and hope in the God who provides daily grace and strength even in the midst of great suffering.

About the Author

Author Joni Eareckson Tada heads up Joni and Friends, a worldwide ministry to people with disabilities and their families, and is the best-selling author of many helpful gospel-centered Christian books, including When God Weeps and A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God’s Sovereignty.

“I feel as though forty-five years of quadriplegia have given me a unique insight into God’s Word and life’s challenges,” Joni explains. “It’s as though my disability has given me the opportunity to ‘test’ the truths of the Bible; my wheelchair has served as a kind of ‘laboratory’ through which timeless principles of God’s Word can be tried and affirmed.” As a result, many people worldwide have been touched by Joni’s reflections on discipleship and suffering.

Joni Eareckson Tada has always has a heart to share with others what God has been teaching her through studying his Word and even through her wheelchair. “In the past, I’ve written on prayer, God’s sovereignty, healing, and suffering. But in 2010, when I discovered I had stage 3 breast cancer, little did I know God was preparing me to learn a new slew of lessons about myself and about his grace to sustain. I hope that the reader will see that the insights I gleaned from battling breast cancer can help them conquer their own fears and anxieties about cancer—and come out the other end all the better for it.”

Other Books in the Series

-Angry Children: Understanding and Helping Your Child Regain Control by Michael R. Emlet
-Breaking the Addictive Cycle: Deadly Obsessions or Simple Pleasures? by David Powlison
-Can We Talk? The Art of Relationship Building by Rob Green
-Dealing with Rejection by Jack Miller
-Divorce Recovery: Growing and Healing God’s Way by Winston Smith
-Eating Disorders: The Quest for Thinness by Edward T. Welch
-Family Feuds: How to Respond by Timothy S. Lane
-Freedom from Addiction: Turning from Your Compulsive Behavior by Edward T. Welch
-Freedom from Resentment: Stopping Hurts from Turning Bitter by Robert D. Jones
-Grief: Finding Hope Again by Paul David Tripp
-Help for Stepfamilies: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Learning to Love by Winston T. Smith
-Hope for the Depressed: Beyond a Cheer Up Theology by Edward T. Welch
-I Just Want to Die: Replacing Suicidal Thoughts with Hope by David Powlison
-Leaving Your Family Behind: Preparing for Military Deployment by Rob Green
-Making Friends: Beyond Loneliness to Rich Relationships by Dee Brestin
-Overcoming Anxiety: Relief for Worried People by David Powlison
-Peer Pressure: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Giving New Direction by Paul David Tripp
-PTSD: Healing for Bad Memories by Timothy Lane
-Restoring Your Broken Marriage: Healing after Adultery by Robert D. Jones
-Sex Before Marriage: How Far is Too Far? by Timothy S. Lane
-Sexual Assault: Healing Steps for Victims by David Powlison
-Should We Get Married?: How to Evaluate Your Relationship by William P. Smith
-Single Parents: Daily Grace for the Hardest Job by Robert D. Jones
-When Bad Things Happen: Thoughtful Answers to Hard Questions by William P. Smith
-When the Money Runs Out: Hope and Help for the Financially Stressed by James C. Petty
-When Your Kid’s in Trouble: How to Intervene Constructively by William P. Smith