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My Answer to Cancer

Writer's picture: Surviving Breast CancerSurviving Breast Cancer

By Heather Salazar


Content warning: death and dying


My life was saved, and forever changed, by a very unlikely person. 


Alexis with baby Lexi

Alexis was a 23-year-old single mother who was raised in the foster care system in 17 different homes. When I met Alexis, she was nearing the end of her life. She had stage IV breast cancer and was looking for someone to raise her 9-month-old baby girl. 



The previous week at our church, there were five couples on the big screen struggling with infertility. I called each of them to tell them about this precious, healthy baby girl. They had a problem with the color of her skin. I had a problem with them!


I couldn’t stop thinking about this young mom and her baby with zero support