Coming on February 20 - Interview with Yvonne Ortega


Would you go to work wearing a surgical mask and surgical gloves? Yvonne Ortega did during aggressive chemotherapy. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it’s important to realize that cancer is a difficult illness to face. Ortega gives a message of hope and encouragement for those who are struggling with the devastating effects of cancer in her book Hope for the Journey through Cancer.

Yvonne Ortega is a licensed professional counselor, a licensed substance abuse treatment practitioner, a clinically certified domestic violence counselor, and a member of the Virginia Board of Counseling. She celebrates her sixth year as a breast cancer survivor. Ortega is an inspirational speaker to groups of all sizes and makes her residence in Yorktown, Virginia.

Ortega says, “Receiving a diagnosis of cancer is a devastating experience. Our lives
are never the same. We are not losing our minds. We are frightened, and this is natural. It’s okay to cry. If we look around, we will see we are not alone. God would never think of abandoning us.” In sharing this experience, Ortega helps readers see that, though cancer is a difficult illness to face, they do not have to face it alone.



The book offers 60 short inspirational readings, each containing a part of Ortega’s own story from diagnosis to recovery. She shares her personal triumphs and setbacks with humor and refreshing candor, with hope builders to remind us that even when it looks like we are alone, God is with us each step of the way. Hope for the Journey through Cancer is written in a caring and compassionate voice from one who has been there.

Boldly honest, marvelously comforting, and desperately needed. Yvonne Ortega clearly and unashamedly brings the struggles and, yes, the joys of surviving cancer to light.

—Louise Bergmann DuMont, author of the devotional Faith-Dipped Chocolate

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