Praise God!!!! GoodNews!!!!

My dear friends, family and prayer warriors,
I slept last night and woke up this morning terrified but with "a peace that passeth all understanding." And PRAISE GOD!!! The PET scan results showed no spread of the cancer!!! It is confined to my left breast and lymph nodes!! They cannot stage me exactly but believe I am no worse than a stge 3 A. The cancer is extremely aggressive so they are jumping on it. I am suppose to have a chemo port put into my shoulder next Tuesday and treatments will begin on Thursday. I will have 18 weeks of chemo (in 6 treatments once every 3 weeks), then surgery, then radiation.
Today began as the most TERRIFYING day of my life. I can truly tell you it turned out to be one of the most AMAZING days of my life. After meeting with the doctor I saw a woman in the UT Cancer Center waiting room. She was about 50 years old. A man was sitting next to her, perfectly calm but she had a look of pure terror on her face. Her whole body was shaking so hard I was amazed the purse in her lap did not fall on the floor (just like me an hour before). She looked into my eyes and I felt a powerful voice tell me to go speak to her. I did. I felt led to tell her she would be alright. I didn't know how or why but I knew deep down she would be alright. I held her hand. She smiled and thanked me. I wish now I had the presence of mind then to get her name and her story but I knew the Holy Spirit had told me what needed to be said. I have always considered myself bad at handling very sad or "awkward" situations. I am a relatively shy, reserved person but I tell you now I did not give any of this a second thought. I knew in my heart of hearts I was being guided all the way.
A half hour later Randy and I met my parents and daughters at McDonalds on Cumberland Ave. No sooner did we arrive than a middle aged man came and sat at our table. His name was Tony Dewayne Alexander. He began to tell Randy how he had no home, no job, no family. How he'd broken his back and just now (after years of pain and suffering) was able to walk. He talked alot about Jesus but we could all tell he was broken and burdened. We believe he had been drinking. At first we thought he was looking for some money but he didn't want that. Again I felt led to hold his hand and to pray with him. Praying out loud has never been my strong point but I knew (through the Holy Spirit I believe) exactly what to do and say. We hugged him and promised him that we would keep praying and that God would answer his prayers as He had for me that morning. We told him God had a purpose and plan for him and that we would keep praying. My dad stayed in the Mcdonalds and continued to minister to him for some time afterwards.
I have never had a day like this ever before. Isn't it AMAZING how God can use us in ways and places in which we never expect it!!!

Thank you all for your wonderful prayers, emails, and comments. They have been such a blessing to me and my entire family. My sisters have told me they were moved to tears by them all this morning. Please continue to pray. I know this year will be a hard one. Please pray that God will use me and this experience in a positive way for others. Please pray for Tony Alexander and the woman I met shaking in the cancer center.

Oh, and by the way I am taking a poll on the wig I will need to buy in the next couple of weeks. What do you guys think: blond, brunette, or red head. Let me know! LOTS OF LOVE,
Kerry