In November of 2006 I was having real problems with my female parts. I had an ultrasound that revealed a large tumor on my left ovary. The doctors started to do tests that would show if it was cancer or not. The day I went in for the blood work, I was very shaky and unsure.

Later that night while talking with my mom she suggested I talk with my twin brother and perhaps he could offer me some comfort.

The next day I called him and told him I needed to talk and he said he wanted to tell me something too. I let him go first...he told me the doctors had found a large tumor on his left testicle and he was being tested for cancer!

I couldn't believe it. I almost didn't want to tell him then that I was going through the same thing but I did.

We offered comfort to each other. A few days later when the tests came back, I was cleared of this life threatening disease and we planned my surgery to remove the tumor.

When I talked with Jackie later that day he said his news was good also. Though he was found to have testicular cancer, they told him it has a 100% cure rate and they wanted to do his surgery right away.
 

I believe that we survive today because we had a lot of prayer behind us. God gave us to each other and I am thankful.

Jill Vaught

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