Amy Kalscheur is a Christian homeschooling wife and mother of 8 children. On August 11, 2011 she was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, breast cancer. While her cancer was early stage II grade 1, she was told that she would need to be treated aggressively because this type of cancer, while curable, tended to become very hostile. Amy would spend the next six months in chemotherapy and received a double mastectomy with lymph node dissection and reconstruction on February 24th. Recovery is going well and Amy is looking forward to six weeks of radiation and will continue with Herceptin for the following year.
Over the last 8 months, Amy has shared her journey with others, telling them of her fears and worries. She soon realized that many people have the same concerns and fears as she did, even if their struggle was not with cancer. She quickly found out that what she was going through was not unique to her disease. Amy began to realize that cancer was not something to identify herself by, and that cancer did not make her special. She understands that fear is not what unifies us, but a deeper connection. Indeed, it is Christ alone that makes us special, and it is Christ who brings us together. Through her journey Amy has come to realize that is it not cancer that is her “Big C”, that Christ is.
“God is good…All the time.” -Amy Kalscheur
Although she credits those around her for being her inspiration, it is Amy who has inspired many! We were flooded with nominations from her friends and family who had no shortage of wonderful things to say about her. They credit her unfaltering faith and her outpouring of love given freely as a wife, mother, daughter, sister, and dear friend. Always with a smile and a joke, she finds strength and humor where many find only sadness and pain. Amy Kalscheur truly exemplifies the characteristics that we love and miss so much in Stephenie. We are so honored to recognize Amy and the countless others who remain steadfast in their faith while fighting such a courageous battle.
To learn more of Amy’s story in her own words, please follow her at: http://www.caringbridge.org/
