CR3 News Magazine 2024 VOL 5: NOV LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH | Page 40

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I told Him if I was never to be admitted to that dilapidated ward again, I’d look for money and make it comfortable for future patients. The bargain was my breakthrough.

It gave me a reason to fight my hardest through treatment.

Then God granted my wish and I started wondering where I’d get $40,000 to rebuild the ward. A scan showed cancer had cleared with only one round of radioiodine treatment.

Six years later, I crowdfunded and kept my part of the bargain.

I’m 10 years cancer-free, taking thyroid hormone drugs daily, sometimes battling with post-treatment side-effects like extreme fatigue, but I will never stop focusing on the positives and finding out where they could lead.

Ms Mwango is a Thyroid Cancer Survivor and a mother-of-two. Her seven-year-old daughter was born two years after her cancer treatment. She lives in Nairobi, Kenya.

Source: https://www.curetoday.com/view/-i-struck-a-deal-with-god-a-cancer-survivor-s-story-on-finding-faith

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