Medical Expenses for The Mann Family

We are asking for coverage for medical expenses for The Mann family as they navigate this very trying season. Their story is below. Please visit this link for regular updates: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/lyndsiesjourney

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So, I have breast cancer. Was not expecting that at all. I’m young, nursed 4 babies and am fairly healthy. It’s been a lot to process. The fear of leaving my husband and kids alone (as well as other precious family and friends) is very real.

It would be easy for me to be upset at God because I “did everything right,” and this is happening to me. I grew up believing that God will bless us if we obey Him. It was inferred that suffering comes as a result of disobedience and that a lack of healing is a direct result of a lack of faith.

Thankfully, that hasn’t really been a struggle up to this point. Due to other challenging life circumstances in years prior, I know this teaching isn’t exactly true, at least not how I interpreted it. Life is just hard sometimes. Suffering is real, and it doesn’t mean a person has done bad things or doesn’t have enough faith. But in it all, God is with us, though we may not always feel His presence. He hears us, and He sees us.

I get my port placed on Tuesday and start chemo on Wednesday. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. I don’t know how my body will react to the chemo, but I pray for good results and strength to endure whatever is coming. And for my kids and husband, as it’s going to be a challenge adjusting to me not being as available as I normally would be.

I’ll leave off with Genesis‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬, which details an encounter Hagar the Egyptian slave had with God when she escaped from Sarah.

“She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”