Lizzy Peterson

Let’s come together to help Lizzy and her family by giving and not let them feel like their life is being changed anymore than it already has. Cancer is hard enough on a person with traveling and chemo but to feel the financial burden piling up is an even more added stress. For those that don’t know Lizzy and her story….

In 2021 Lizzy was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy. Praise God she never had to have chemo or radiation and the doctors felt confident that she was cancer free. She recently found another spot on her chest that concerned her. Unfortunately, it was cancer. It was a different type than the previous cancer and it's invasive. Chemo and radiation is going to be a part of her treatment.

Update on Lizzy From Lizzy 02/03/23

I haven’t had a good day. I’ve had a weak day. But so many people have been with my family lately, and so many of you are following my story, that I have to give you an update. I have metastatic breast cancer and there is no cure. And I guess THEY have said that a hundred times but for whatever reason today when they said it, I heard it differently. THEY said I will do treatments until they don’t work anymore, then I will move on to the next treatment. And the next and the next, until I just can’t do it anymore. I have said it before, and I will say it again: prayers are all that I have and all that I need. Prayers that do not cease, prayers that lead to many years of me being able to take care of my family, prayers that lead to a miracle, that LEAD TO COMPLETE HEALING. I am going to do everything I can to take care of myself. I am going to pray until I can’t pray anymore and on the days that I can’t pray anymore, I KNOW someone, somewhere, will be praying for us. Today has been a weak day but weak days WILL NOT last.

I recently took a trip with my family and we just got back yesterday. I was hesitant to share this because I know so many of you have been doing so much to help raise money for us and I wouldn’t want anyone to think the wrong thing. But I can’t live in fear of what others think about my choices. I have to do what is right for my family, when it is right. Right now is the right time because NONE of us know when we aren’t going to be here anymore and I’m not going to save the good things for later. The good things are now and forevermore. Whenever the chances are available to do the good things, I’m going to continue to do them.

PLEASE know I am so touched and humbled by all the things all of you have been doing to raise money for our family. I am not used to needing help from others or asking for help from others. This is the most humbling experience I have ever faced and I haven't even began treatments yet. This is so much bigger than me. My story is so much more than what is happening to me. It is all about what everyone is doing; how many of you are being a part of lightening this load for my family and I because, this is a heavy load. We can NOT carry it alone. I didn't have to ask any of you to help me carry it, you just have. You just started picking up pieces of it and are carrying it with me. I feel it getting lighter. My family feels it getting lighter.

The prayers are SO STRONG, that I feel them at the exact points I feel that I am going to break down. That is exactly why I ask you to continue to pray and I thank you for all of the prayers because they are working. Which is exactly why I am posting this update. Death is not my story. Continuous suffering is not my story. I am learning to wait, to be still. I know SO MANY of you are waiting and being still with me. Thank you. God is in this. He is all in the midst. Before, with and after and He will not let me rest until I say it and make it extremely clear, that He is in this. I believe this and I thank you for believing and holding fast to this, with me. WEAK DAYS DO NOT LAST AND THEY ARE NOT MY STORY. I love and appreciate you all so much.