Chase Away Cancer
By: Ellie Poole Ewoldt
“No, Mom, will you hold me so the death won’t get me and take me away?”
Oh dear God….please not now.
When the big brown eyes of your tiny three-year-old look into your own,
and he asks urgently and honestly to him against death, there are a hundred directions
the brain goes over the sound of your heart breaking for the horror of the moment….Bob and I had never given Chase the burden of a terminal diagnoses to carry.
He knew he was sick, and that it was serious, but we’d determined….he hadn’t needed to know….
Then came the hardest moment….it took me forever to answer him.
I wanted to say “Yes, of course I will, baby!”….
but I had to speak the truth to him as I hugged him close.
“Oh, my sweet boy, I can’t. I will hold you forever in this life.
My arms will be the last thing you remember,
but if Jesus wants to take you away from the cancer, it’s okay to go with Him.”
He whimpered. “I don’t want to.”
Fighting tears, I went on.
“I know, sweet boy, and that’s okay for now….heaven is beautiful and wonderful…
in heaven there won’t be anymore cancer…
your body won’t hurt, and you’ll get to have music and singing with Jesus forever.”
He paused to consider it. “No needles?”
“No needles.”
~Chase Away Cancer, pg. 164 — 166~
What if the answer was both?
Ellie Poole Ewoldt debuts with a memoir of desperate hope and fierce love; of a family who refused to give up even when they heard the worst possible news for their two-year-old son, Chase. Moment by moment, the Ewoldts faced brain surgery and chemo, spinal taps and transfusions. And yet, the true miracle lay not in the medicine or Chase’s prognosis—rather, Chase’s life shows us the miracle of hope, even through the darkest nights. If there is anything he and the Ewoldts have learned, it is that God isalways good and will stay at your side through every moment, no matter what it holds.
You’ll fall in love with Chase through his story and be inspired to help chase away cancer—for this headstrong boy, his fighting friends, and all those in your own life who need hope for whatever tomorrow may bring.
By: Ellie Poole Ewoldt
Chase away cancer is an inspiring true story of a boy and his family as they fight against the cruel and merciless disease of cancer. I read this book in under 4 hours and I couldn't tare my self away, Chase and his family made me cry, broke my heart and then gave me hope again. Chase is brave and strong and is simply amazing just like the book. Miricles really do happen guys and i highly recommened.
One of my favorite parts is chase and his mom talking.
“Will you keep holding me?”
“Of course sweet boy!” I stroked his smooth head as he continued.“No, Mom, will you hold me so the death won’t get me and take me away?”
Oh dear God….please not now.
When the big brown eyes of your tiny three-year-old look into your own,
and he asks urgently and honestly to him against death, there are a hundred directions
the brain goes over the sound of your heart breaking for the horror of the moment….Bob and I had never given Chase the burden of a terminal diagnoses to carry.
He knew he was sick, and that it was serious, but we’d determined….he hadn’t needed to know….
Then came the hardest moment….it took me forever to answer him.
I wanted to say “Yes, of course I will, baby!”….
but I had to speak the truth to him as I hugged him close.
“Oh, my sweet boy, I can’t. I will hold you forever in this life.
My arms will be the last thing you remember,
but if Jesus wants to take you away from the cancer, it’s okay to go with Him.”
He whimpered. “I don’t want to.”
Fighting tears, I went on.
“I know, sweet boy, and that’s okay for now….heaven is beautiful and wonderful…
in heaven there won’t be anymore cancer…
your body won’t hurt, and you’ll get to have music and singing with Jesus forever.”
He paused to consider it. “No needles?”
“No needles.”
~Chase Away Cancer, pg. 164 — 166~
Its about:
You may think you know how this cancer story goes. The characters: a little boy, a loving family, the team of doctors. The diagnosis: terminal, little hope for a cure. There are two possible outcomes. Will his family be plunged into extreme sorrow or miraculous joy?
What if the answer was both?
Ellie Poole Ewoldt debuts with a memoir of desperate hope and fierce love; of a family who refused to give up even when they heard the worst possible news for their two-year-old son, Chase. Moment by moment, the Ewoldts faced brain surgery and chemo, spinal taps and transfusions. And yet, the true miracle lay not in the medicine or Chase’s prognosis—rather, Chase’s life shows us the miracle of hope, even through the darkest nights. If there is anything he and the Ewoldts have learned, it is that God isalways good and will stay at your side through every moment, no matter what it holds.
You’ll fall in love with Chase through his story and be inspired to help chase away cancer—for this headstrong boy, his fighting friends, and all those in your own life who need hope for whatever tomorrow may bring.
P.s. Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book.
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