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Julie Brenan's avatar

Oh, Chelsey, you are so brave. I love you and thank God for you. ❤️

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Chelsey Crouch's avatar

Thank you (as always) for reading 🩷 I love you!

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Meg Williams's avatar

Whew yes.

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Anna Schaffner's avatar

Thank you for sharing, Chelsey. I've heard you reference these events but had never gotten the whole story. Thank you for taking your pain and discovery and using it to show the love of Christ; I'm sure it wasn't easy.

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Chelsey Crouch's avatar

Love you, friend. Thank you for reading 🩷

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Jill Piteo's avatar

Thank you for sharing the worst and yet by God's sovereignty, best night. Such a powerful testimony of his care, love and abiding I too have the cancer of self dependence, but the Lord began to free me though a bout with mental illness too. He is so good and thank you for glorifying him in your writing!

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Chelsey Crouch's avatar

Thank you for reading. 🩷

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Sonja Holt's avatar

In many ways I really identified with your story! I also am infected with this cancer and this year has been the first year I have been able to see myself differently and offer myself a bit of compassion instead of the judgement of “failure”. Jesus does indeed hold it altogether….sometimes to my dismay.

I’m not sure last year I could have read this and understood, but this year I smile and say “yes…..I feel that!”

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Chelsey Crouch's avatar

Thank you for reading, I’m humbled you felt it was relatable and I hope the Lord continues to be near.

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Janelle's avatar

Wow this filled me with so much anxiety! Thanks for sharing your story!

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Arlene Solomon's avatar

“Do not fret over your heavy troubles, for they are the heralds of tender mercies.” Charles Spurgeon

Thanks for writing this Chelsey. This was very timely in that I find myself once again, after all these years, in a place where I am reminded “He is with me”. My struggles are different yet with the same answer. Jesus. Finding myself in a season where I am reminding myself what I already know yet incurable disease and cares of this world has stolen from me. I am slowly moving close again. I appreciate your struggle and I appreciate your courage to write about it. You brought ministry to my soul. Keep writing dear one.

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Chelsey Crouch's avatar

Arlene, thank you so much for reading and sharing your own struggles. May you feel the Lord’s nearness.

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Meredith Harvey's avatar

Oh, friend. I remember well the pain of that summer. This was difficult to read, but good to read - if that makes sense. Thank you for being so brave. This couldn’t have been easy to share. Love you.

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