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FOR THE DALLAS POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Kimberly Kirk, of Dallas, his written a book about her journey with breast cancer and God.

Charlotte Bartizek

She was just as I expected her to be.

When Kimberly Kirk walked into the Shavertown Starbucks, she was all smiles. Kirk wore a breast awareness cancer pin and bracelet and a pink ribbon magnet was affixed to her vehicle.

The Dallas woman was meeting me for an interview about her new book, “The Journey: A Testimony of God’s Faithfulness Through My Battle With Breast Cancer.” I ordered a hot chocolate, she a green tea iced drink, and we sat down to talk.

At just 43 years old, Kirk, a wife and mother of two, was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer. Kirk was scared, so she turned to what and who she knew- writing, family and friends, and God.

Kirk’s book on her fight with breast cancer is comprised of e-mails she sent to her prayer team, which started out with 20 people and soon grew to 100 members. It entails her fight with the disease, but more importantly, her relationship with God throughout her battle.

I felt very comfortable talking to Kirk and was glad to discover her cancer is in remission. It wasn’t hard to see why she had such a strong support network. She’s a likeable person. In fact, when I looked at Kirk, I saw my own mom. She probably realized that after she complimented the pink ribbon pinned to my jacket.

The ribbon I wear is in support of my mother who passed away from breast cancer at age 54 on Mother’s Day in 2006. She was originally diagnosed with the disease at 41 years old. And like Kirk, mom kept her spirits high and her faith in God. It is the same faith that got me through her sickness and death and promises me that I will be reunited with her again one day, and the same faith that guided Kirk through her illness and continues to help her push forward.

“I want you to have this,” Kirk said to me as she handed me a copy of her book. Unable to keep it, I accepted it under one condition.

“I’ll use it to help me in my story and later on I’ll read it,” I told Kirk. “And then I’ll pass it on.”

Pleased, Kirk reiterated that helping others is exactly what she wants to do.

“This is my journey and I want that to encourage others and direct them to the Lord,” she said during the interview. “My goal is not to sell books. I just hope God puts the book in the hands of someone who wants it.”

 

 

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