What I Wish Every Cancer Patient Knew From Day One
- Paula Black
- Dec 3, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 4, 2025
by Paula Black
If you or someone you love has just been diagnosed with cancer, my heart is with you. I remember that moment in my own life—when I was told I had terminal cancer and only months to live. The fear was overwhelming. But what God showed me in that season changed everything, and it’s what I want to share with you today:
There is hope. Real, life-changing hope.
Cancer Doesn’t Just “Happen”
Through years of intense research (and I mean years), I learned a truth that surprised me:
Cancer doesn’t fall from the sky. It’s not a random invader that you were unlucky enough to pick up.
Most chronic diseases—including cancer—develop slowly over time through:
how we think
how we eat
how we drink
how we handle stress
and how we live daily life
Without realizing it, I had been weakening my immune system year after year. Not intentionally. Not knowingly. I simply lived the way most people do—busy, stressed, unaware, and not giving my body what God designed it to need.
But here’s the good news:
If we can break down the immune system unintentionally, we can also rebuild it intentionally.
The Truth That Changed Everything
One of the most important lessons I learned is this:
You’re not sick because you have cancer. You have cancer because your immune system is sick.
The immune system—designed by God—is the body’s natural defense. When it’s strong, it destroys abnormal cells before they can grow into tumors. When it’s weakened, disease can take root.
This means the real path to healing is not just attacking the tumor… that’s reacting to the symptom of cancer, not the root problem. It’s restoring the immune system that God created to heal you.
Why Conventional Treatments Often Fall Short
I say this with compassion and honesty:
Most conventional treatments—from chemotherapy to radiation—do not restore the immune system. In fact, they often suppress it even more, while doing further damage.
In addition, both of these standard medical protocols can actually create cancer in your body.
Cutting out the tumor is like clipping weeds in your lawn at the surface—it doesn’t deal with the root.
To reverse cancer, we must:
change our thinking
change how we nourish our body
address stress
detoxify
and rebuild the immune system at a cellular level
This is exactly what I did—root by root, layer by layer—and it saved my life.
Your Body Was Designed to Heal
God created your body with extraordinary wisdom. He designed the immune system to protect, repair, and heal.
When you begin living in alignment with God’s design—spirit, soul, and body—healing becomes possible. Not just improvement… but true restoration.
I’ve seen it in my own life. I’ve watched hundreds experience the same. And I believe with all my heart that you can heal too.
You Don’t Have to Face This Alone
If you’re feeling confused or overwhelmed, please know this:
You do not have to walk this journey by yourself.
Through Christian Cancer Coaching, I help individuals step-by-step to:
rebuild their immune system
make life-giving changes
strengthen their faith
address emotional and spiritual roots
and walk toward healing with confidence
You can learn more about coaching here:👉 https://www.paulablack.org/christian-cancer-coaching
There Is Hope — And There Is a Path Forward
You may be afraid. You may be uncertain. But you are not powerless.
With God’s wisdom, the right steps, and a commitment to rebuild what has been broken… healing is possible.
You can get well. Your body can heal. With God, nothing is impossible.
I'm praying for you, and I’m here if you need support.
Standing in faith with you,
Paula Black
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