Sunday’s Coming

I was sick and you visited me (Matthew 25:31-46)

Each year, about 1.9 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the US.

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The diagnoses were completely unexpected. Cori Salazar, age 38, had noticed a large growth on her neck one day. Physicians suggested a biopsy, and Cori, a mother of three young daughters, was diagnosed with an aggressive thyroid cancer. Surgery was scheduled shortly thereafter.