You Are Never Alone: Prayers and Meditations to Sustain You through Breast Cancer Book

	Preface	ix
	Acknowledgments	xv
	Introduction to Prayers	1
Part 1	A Journey You Did Not Choose to Take	3
	While Waiting for Pathology Results	4
	When the Diagnosis Is Breast Cancer	6
	For Strength to See Beyond Fear	8
	Before Telling Your Partner	10
	Before Telling Your Children	12
	To Find the Right Surgeon	16
	While in the Waiting Room	18
	To Keep the Statistics in Perspective	20
	For the Wisdom to Make Correct Medical Choices	22
	When You Are a Single Mother	24
	When You Are a Young Single Woman With Breast Cancer	26
	For Grandmothers With Breast Cancer	28
Part 2	Gathering Your Strength for Traveling Through Uncertain Times	31
	For Your Surgeon	32
	For Concerns About Anesthesia	34
	The Night Before Surgery	36
	Before Leaving for the Hospital for Surgery	38
	In the Surgical Holding Area	40
	To Be Said With Your Surgeon	42
	To Be Said for You While You Are in Surgery	44
	For Your Nurses	46
	Thanksgiving After Surgery	48
	If You Learn That You Need Chemotherapy	50
Part 3	Continuing Your Pilgrimage Toward Wholeness and Healing	53
	To Accept the Changes in Your Body	54
	Before Seeing Your Oncologist	56
	Before Radiation Treatment	58
	Before a Chemotherapy Session	60
	For the Strength to Get Through the Day	62
	When It Is Difficult to Eat	64
	When You Must Take Ongoing Medication	66
	When Your Children Are Sad and Concerned About You	68
	When You Are in Pain	70
	When Treatment Seems Never Ending	72
	For Strength for Loved Ones	74
	For Your Support Group	76
Part 4	The Road Ahead	79
	To Accept That Things Are Different	80
	Survivor's Prayer of Thanksgiving	82
	For the Courage to Change Your Life	84
	Prayer Before a Mammogram	86
	When You Have a Recurrence	88
Part 5	For Any Time You Need Encouragement	91
	For Long, Dark Evenings	92
	In the Middle of the Night (or When You Cannot Sleep)	94
	For the Strength to Put It Out of Your Mind for a While	96
	To Get Through the Holidays (and Other Special Occasions)	98
	When You Are Overwhelmed	100
	When You Are Medically Fine but Still Worried	102
	When You Are Struggling to Accept Help Graciously	104
	When You Are Tired of Talking About It	106
	When You Are Down	108
	When You Are Angry	110
	When You Need Mental Clarity	112
	When Important Relationships Are Strained	114
	For the Strength to Take Good Care of Yourself	116
	For the Return of a Sense of Humor	118
	When God Seems Far Away	120
	When You Feel Like Crying	122
	For a Friend Who Is Newly Diagnosed	124
	For All Women With Breast Cancer	126
	For the Wisdom to Find the Good in This Experience	128
	Thanksgiving for Supportive Family	130
	Thanksgiving for Supportive Friends	132
	Thanksgiving for Faithful Pets	134
	Thanksgiving for Everyday Joys	136
	Introduction to Meditations	139
Part 6	Meditations to Calm Your Spirit	141
	Place Your Cares on the Altar of God	142
	Direct Treatments to Their Target	143
	Create a Veil of Love for Your Head	145
	Connecting With Your Angel	146
	Cloak Yourself With Courage	147
	Seeking Peace of Mind and Heart	149
	Wrap Your Children in a Quilt of God's Love	150
	Remember the Gift of Laughter	151
	Seeking Solid Ground	153
	Remember the Gift of Joy	154
	Sing a Song of Thanksgiving	155
	Transform Resentment Into Resolve	157
	Activate Your Healing Energy	158
	Feel the Hand of God Upon Your Face	159
	Call Forth Light in the Midst of Darkness	161
	Seeing the Big Picture	162
	Open Your Heart to Wisdom	163
	Search for Sun in Gray Skies	165
	Glorify All of God's Creatures	166
	Surround Caregivers With Grace	167
	Staying on Course	169
	Bearing a Message of God's Love	170
Part 7	Prayer Resources to Ensure That You Are Never Alone	173
	Guidelines for Prayer Resources	175
	Prayer Resources	178