"I thought I had prepared myself for the worst, but when I heard the doctor say "cancer," I felt as if I couldn't breathe. How could this happen to me? ... Cancer is no longer an automatic death sentence, but I felt as if my life had been threatened. I began to plan the readings and the music for my funeral Mass. It wasn't long before reality intruded. There were (medical) decisions to make ... I had become accustomed to praying about major decisions,...