Author chronicles life with fibrosing mediastinitis, how faith has helped her persevere
WAVERLY, Iowa - In 2002, Rebecca Lalk was diagnosed with a rare disease: fibrosing mediastinitis. A rare disease, doctors gave Lalk only 10 years to live. After beating their estimates, Lalk faced some new challenges from the disease and decided to transform her journals into a memoir in case the worst should happen.
"I'll Take My Disease Rare Please: My Journey with Fibrosing Mediastinitis" (published by WestBow Press) is the story of Lalk's fight and how her faith in God has sustained her, even in the darkest of times. The search for answers, never giving up and putting trust in God are the core values around which the memoir revolves.
Written with her children in mind, "I'll Take My Disease Rare Please" is Lalk's journey of hope to pass on to her family and to those who are also struggling with disease.
"I wanted my kids to know how hard I fought and how as long as they have trust in God, everything will be okay, even if it doesn't feel like it in the moment," Lalk says. "I wanted them to see through my life, how God worked and turned some extremely difficult challenges, into amazing blessings later on in my life. And for them to see how much I would have missed out on...if I would have given up my fight."
"I'll Take My Disease Rare Please"
By Rebecca Lalk
Hardcover | 5.5 x 8.5 in | 128 pages | ISBN 9781512707403
Softcover | 5.5 x 8.5 in | 128 pages | ISBN 9781512707397
E-Book | 128 pages | ISBN 9781512707380
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Rebecca Lalk grew up in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and currently works for Bremer County. Her husband, Tim manages and operates the family cattle business and they have four children. In 2002, Lalk was diagnosed with an extremely rare and life-threatening disease?fibrosing mediastinitis. She currently resides in Waverly, Iowa and shares her daily health challenges and triumphs on her blog at Rebecca1010.com.
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