
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, the pain felt like nothing more than a stubborn sinus infection.
But her face and ears were on fire.
Then came the lump in her neck, one that refused to disappear.
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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 faith that carried me through.



Bring Laurie to Speak
If this story resonated with you or your community, Laurie brings a powerful, faith-filled message of endurance, hope, and healing to audiences walking through life’s hardest seasons.
Signature Speaking Topics
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Finding God in the Middle of the Storm — How faith can anchor us when life changes in ways we never expected.
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When Your Faith Is Tested — Holding on to God when the diagnosis, circumstance, or season feels overwhelming.
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Turning Pain Into Purpose — Finding meaning in difficult seasons and allowing God to use what we’ve walked through to encourage others.
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Healing Beyond the Physical — Exploring the connection between spiritual, emotional, and physical healing—and the importance of caring for the whole person.
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Faith, Fear & the Fight — What it looks like to choose faith when fear is loud and the future is uncertain.
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The Power of Scripture in Difficult Seasons — How Scripture, prayer, and God's promises can become
Have an upcoming women's event, church gathering, retreat, or conference? Laurie would love to share her story and encourage your audience.
Testimonials
“Hearing Laurie's first-hand account of her expeirience shed a new light on going through with God. After the Leave a Light On in Heaven Encounter, whatever you're facing, you will leave knowing that God has you covered."
Kimberly Lowery
Diaconate, River of Life Christian Center
At the Leave a Light On in Heaven Encounter, Laurie speaks from a place that can’t be manufactured-it has been lived. And that’s what makes her message so impactful. You don’t just hear her story; you feel it. You leave reminded of the resilience of the human spirit, the power of faith, and just how much one person’s testimony can give hope to someone else.
Laketta Harmon
President LH HR Consulting
The Leave a Light On in Heaven Encounter showed us Laurie is a woman of integrity, kind, humble. compassiomate, and loves God. God is able to trust her to be a mouthpiece to encourage and inpire others. I loved toward the end when she had us light our candle and her praying over our prayer requests. She is what a true disciple looks like.
Lucretia Hardy
Director, One Night Only Outreach
If this story found you at the right time, don’t ignore that.
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