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My story started in October of 2008. My husband and I went to a Motorcycle Rally in Salem, Virginia. We spent the weekend at a Honda Goldwing Rally. We had the most wonderful weekend with our friends and co-riders.

We were riding a 2005 Goldwing 1800 Trike. It was a weekend that I will never regret, no matter how it turned out. On the way home on Sunday morning, we stopped at Peaks of Otter on the Blueridge Parkway with our co-riders for breakfast. After breakfast, we headed back to Virginia Beach, where we were from. When we reached Lynchburg, something happened and we went off the road into oncoming traffic and hit another car headon. My husband was killed instantly and I was thrown over the car and landed on the road behind the car.

I was taken to the local hospital where I was in a coma for 12 days. The doctor told my family, who had flown from Spokane, WA to be with me, that I had less than a 50/50 chance of surviving.

I was taken to surgery and then taken back to my room where my family was waiting and they were told there was no hope. My pastor came to visit me and had prayer with me - and within 24 hours, the doctors said that I was healing. During this time of treatment, I was found to have cancer. I had been checked before the accident and my doctor had said there was nothing wrong with me.

If it hadn't been for the motorcycle accident my cancer would not have been found. It was discovered during a CT scan. I was treated in the hospital for a month even though the doctors said I would need to be in the hospital for 4 months and in a nursing home for 6 months. I was home in 1 1/2 months and then started my cancer treatment of chemotherapy and radiation.  I have been cancer free for 1 1/2 years. I am healed and healthy and ready to go back to work.

I also bought myself a 1994 Honda Goldwing 1500 Trike and am back riding.

I love life and I love God and thank him for his healing touch. When the doctors said No, God said YES!!

Thank you for letting me tell my story. I am now living with my son and granddaughters and am having a blast!!

Thanks to all my old and new friends and co-riders, for their help and constant friendship.

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lgwooldridge thank you for that postive and uplifting story!
Fri Aug 20, 2010, 5:33:51 PM EDT

edibiano thank you for a very uplifting story and I wish you well. Your courage is wonderful and inspiring.
Mon Aug 30, 2010, 12:47:15 AM EDT

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