“I can’t tell my cancer sotry without telling His

story. He has provided strength, answered prayers

and given support. It is His story, and I should be

faithful in passing it along.”

promises (God) but you keep none of them!” said Anika. “But, I wasn’t afraid to be angry with God, he’s big enough to take it.” Through her, “refining fire,” Anika sees the people that helped her the most as the ones who “made life normal again.” They invited her to restaurants, and to hang out. “Cancer patients don’t want pity, they want somebody to put on a hel-met, and fight with them, to just talk, and listen,” said Anika. “It feels like when the stands are full of fans, watching, and cheering. It’s great, but I wanted somebody to play with me, even if they were no good.” Anika still sports her large scar, calling it her “second smile.” She sees it as a symbol of God’s healing, and journey, and a great opportunity to tell her story that she hopes will provoke a real faith in other lives. “I can’t tell my cancer story without telling His story. He has provided strength, answered, and prayers, and given support,” said Anika. “It is His story, and I should be faithful in passing it along.”