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Some battles break you.
Others make you a warrior.
A true story of stage-four cancer, faith, and the miracle that changed everything.
For anyone fighting cancer or walking beside someone who is.
In November 2024, it felt like nothing more than a stubborn sinus infection.
Then came the lump in her neck—one that refused to disappear.
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By April 2025, Laurie Best’s life had been irrevocably altered by a head and neck cancer diagnosis that arrived months later than it should have. What followed was not just treatment, but a fight: for answers, for proper care, for her voice, and for her life. Second opinions became third, then sixth. Research replaced rest. Fear wrestled daily with faith.
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Leave a Light On in Heaven is a raw, faith-filled account of walking through cancer when survival is uncertain and hope feels fragile. Laurie opens her life completely—sharing the physical pain, the emotional exhaustion, the anger, the doubt, and the moments when faith felt out of reach. She also shares the prayers whispered through tears, the Scriptures that carried her when her body could not, and the God who met her in the darkest rooms.
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This book is not about pretending everything was okay. It is about learning to advocate for yourself when no one else will, trusting God when healing doesn’t come the way you expect, and preparing for death but discovering, instead, a deeper understanding of life.
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She thought she was going to die. She didn’t.
So until the day comes… leave a light on in heaven.
2025 was the year that I learned about real faith...
When I was diagnosed with stage-four head and neck canceer, my world changed in and instant.
This book is the story of the fight that followed: the treatments, the breaking points, the moments of doubt, and the fatith that carried me through.
GET TO KNOW LAURIE
To date, Laurie Best has authored more than 60 books across multiple genres, with a primary focus on Christian fiction for preteens and teens. Her stories are known for blending faith, adventure, and real-life struggles in ways that resonate deeply with young readers.
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She is best known for her bestselling Sheena Meyer series, a nine-book Christian fantasy journey that follows a young girl fighting for the hope of the world while discovering who she is and the power within her.
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In addition to her fiction, Laurie’s work often reflects themes of resilience, identity, and unwavering faith—values shaped not only through her writing, but through her own life experiences.
Laurie is married and a proud mother and grandmother. Her family is her heart, and the reason behind everything she creates.