Proceeds from the community breakfast held at the Congregational Christian Church Saturday from 7 to 10 a.m. will be donated to the Cagle Family to help with expenses incurred during an illness which hospitalized Krista for nearly one month.
Breast cancer ... the worst words she could hear ... or so she thought. But when Krista Cagle found herself being airlifted from Kosciusko Community Hospital to the ICU at Lutheran Hospital the morning of Nov. 5, she discovered that breast cancer was one of many battles that she would fight on her journey to health.
In October, Krista had successfully undergone surgery to remove the lump in her left breast. During the next few weeks a port had been inserted in her right arm and her chemotherapy routine had begun. She was prepared for the sickness to come and the eventual hair loss that would signal the progress of her journey — she was not prepared for the blood infection that shut down her kidneys causing strain on her body as her heart and lungs struggled to function.
In the last few weeks Krista has battled the odds as her weakened body (diabetes and chemotherapy taking their toll) fought the sepsis within her blood.
Krista moved to the Lutheran Rehabilitation Hospital on Nov. 17 where she relearned basic skills – how to walk and write and to rebuild her strength in order to return home and rejoin her family – Krista quickly accomplished all of her goals and Nov. 25 retuned to her home after nearly a month away.
During her stay in the hospital and at rehab, her family and friends were by her side to pray, encourage and support Krista. Her husband, Gary, and her mother, Linda Winger, spent most days at the hospital while friends and family served as shuttle bus and care takers for their sons, Justin and Andrew.
This Thanksgiving the family dined on turkey and dressing at a new restaurant – the rehab dining room – praising God for his loving care, strength and healing power ... with new gratitude for the complaints of daily life and faces around the table.
The community breakfast committee has agreed to donate the profits from the December breakfast to the Cagle family as they begin to put their lives and family back together. Donations will also be received by the CCC Benevolence Ministry for the family.
