Living with Cancer: Comfort, Compassion, and Community

2,500 listeners worldwide have discovered the Living with Cancer Podcast! I just wanted to help one person who needed support and encouragement and look what God has done! It's time to continue our journey and figure out "What's Next!" Welcome to episode one of season two. I'm glad you are here!

If you or a loved one has faced cancer and need support and encouragement, join me on this weekly podcast, reach out to me at [email protected] and check out my books at www.DebraBurns.net and on Amazon.

Let's find joy together as we create a new life after cancer.

Have you just finished your last chemo treatment?

Have your test results come back with no evidence of disease? I bet you're feeling grateful and blessed. But don't be surprised if you also feel waves of guilt for surviving or moments of fear worrying it may return at any time.

How do we adjust after cancer? Well, I'm here to help you along the way as I am navigating this new normal myself.

If you or a loved one has faced cancer and need support and encouragement, join me on this weekly podcast, reach out to me at [email protected] and check out my books at www.DebraBurns.net and on Amazon.

Let's find joy together as we create a new life after cancer.

Max Lucado wrote in his Live Loved Devotional, “A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the Glory of God. Your pain has a purpose.” They say when something bad happens you have 3 choices, you can either let it define you, destroy you or strengthen you.

Debra Burns shares her gratitude for all the prayers. The Living with Cancer Podcast is taking a break to focus on other projects. She will continue supporting the Isla Mae Non-profit board and continue her volunteer work with Inheritance of Hope. Feel free to keep in touch through her website and email.

Spotify Firestarters Podcast Interview: https://open.spotify.com/episode/36NIrVDgOUhO5yXIHBn7lL?si=WASVDFx3SJeREZT3JlXpZA

· Website: www.DebraBurns.net

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It’s Fall Ya’ll and time to slow down. I love this season between summer and winter. In Florida it means we spend more time outside enjoying our patio and taking long walks. I’ve been busy visiting friends in Indy, Orlando, New Smyrna Beach, and planned a getaway to Clearwater Beach with Steve for a few days. In this episode I encourage you to pray the prayer of Jabez from 1 Chronicles 4:10, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do and keep me from all trouble and pain!”

My bloodwork and scans this summer show I’m still living without disease currently. I don’t need another scan until the end of October. When I have 30 episodes published, I’m going to take a break from this weekly podcast but will update when I have new news to share.

Spotify Firestarters Podcast Interview: https://open.spotify.com/episode/36NIrVDgOUhO5yXIHBn7lL?si=WASVDFx3SJeREZT3JlXpZA

· Website: www.DebraBurns.net

· Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns

· YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/

· Email: [email protected]

· Check out more resources www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org

Have you ever been pregnant with vision? Although I’ve never been pregnant, I felt like I was pregnant with a purpose and vision for my life. Imagine what it would be like to live a life with expectancy. Need a community to connect with? The Living with Cancer Support Group meets on Tuesdays at noon on zoom. Register Here

· Website: www.DebraBurns.net

· Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns

· YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/

· Email: [email protected]

· Check out more resources www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org

Today’s podcast was inspired by a message from Megan Marshman regarding James 1:2-4. Where do we find pure joy in the midst of battling cancer? What does it look like? How do we stop striving and just let God do what He’s going to do and be at peace with it? Are you ready to let go and let God?

The Living with Cancer Support Group meets on Tuesdays at noon on zoom. Register Here

· Website: www.DebraBurns.net

· Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns

· YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/

· Email: [email protected]

· Check out more resources www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org

After watching the 2024 Olympics, I found some interesting insight during the gymnastics competitions. The announcers pointed out that the girls’ eyes were supposed to be focused on the end of the balance beam but when they fell, their eyes were on the mat. Where their eyes went, so did their bodies.

This got me thinking about our situation in dealing with cancer and life.

How often do we find ourselves getting off balance when we lose focus on what’s important?

What kinds of obstacles are distracting you?

How can you refocus your eyes so that you seek first the Kingdom of God?

Need a community to connect with? The Living with Cancer Support Group meets on Tuesdays at noon on zoom. Register Here

· Website: www.DebraBurns.net

· Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns

· YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/

· Email: [email protected]

· Check out more resources www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org

“Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. If you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.” If you have cheated death, what does the rest of your life mean to you? How has getting cancer impacted on your life? Will you be a different person on the other side of your cancer battle? How will you choose to celebrate life and continue living the lessons you’ve learned through this?

Need a community to connect with? The Living with Cancer Support Group meets on Tuesdays at noon on zoom. Register Here

· Website: www.DebraBurns.net

· Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns

· YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/

· Email: [email protected]

· Check out more resources www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org

Cancer Support Group Registration Link: Register Here

· Website: www.DebraBurns.net

· Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns

· YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/

· Email: [email protected]

· Check out more online support groups www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org

Acceptance may look different for each person. I believe there is a sense of peace and calmness around the person who has accepted God’s will for their life. “You can tell God about your big problems, or you can tell your problems you have a big God!”

Cancer Support Group Registration Link: Register Here

· Website: www.DebraBurns.net

· Amazon: https://bit.ly/4c0AaFb

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debm.burns

· YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ci2LJSqRpes

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraburns28/

· Email: [email protected]

· Check out more online support groups www.inheritanceofhope.org & www.islamae.org