Kick It Teresa

I am Sandy (Brookman) Altis. I have been friends with Teresa since we were toddlers. She is a wonderful friend, daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother.  She's always putting others first. She and husband John have worked hard all their lives, and could use some help during this stressful time.  They would never ask for help,  so I am asking for them. Teresa has been diagnosed with stage 2 invasive  ductile breast cancer. It is in the  lymph nodes also. The plan is for  6 months of chemotherapy, then double mastectomy and reconstruction.  Facebook post from Teresa... Long post alert and I won’t be offended if you skip past it. I’ve had so many ask if I’m angry, if I’m worried, if I’m ok. I truly thank each and every one of you for checking on me. Your prayers, thoughts, cards, encouraging scripture, videos and love mean more than you will ever know and they flow over me day in and day out. I am not angry that cancer chose me. Why not me? Who am I? I am a child of God and cancer chose the wrong chick! I am not worried because God is the Great Physician, my comforter and ALL of my hope is in HIM. I am ok and I am going to continue to be ok during this little bump in the road by the Grace of God, and with the continued love, prayers and support of you—my family, my friends, MY TRIBE! I ask that you pray for my precious hubby, John Dixon and our precious kiddos, Joshua M Dixon, Jordan Cash, Amanda Dixon, Dustin Cash, and my priceless parents, Larry and Annette Conner as they try to process this whole thing. I know I have a long, bumpy, crazy road ahead of me, but I know my God and your love and prayers are stronger and bigger than cancer could ever hope to be. I had my MRI this past week and I became very apprehensive just before (I realized this big ole girl is scared of tiny mri tubes). I hit a moment during my MRI where I heard God’s voice tell me to “just let go” I felt a peace I cannot explain —pretty sure I scared my techs into thinking I had stopped breathing. After my procedure I found several messages waiting on me, telling me they’d been praying for me all morning. I believe God heard those prayers and put my mind and soul at ease. In this crazy, chaotic, tension and hate filled time, I ask you to be kind, to smile at that stranger, to pray for someone you know who may be struggling, to reach out to someone isolated in this pandemic...give love away freely and I promise you that it will make the days and nights better and you’ll want to do it more often! I love and thank each and every one of you in this journey with me! I salute you survivors and warriors that came before meGOD’S GOT THIS