Right before the end of his junior year in high school, 17-year-old Peter Srsich of Golden, Colo., developed a cough. It stuck with him all summer, and after a month or so, he started to feel incredibly tired, too. None of that seemed normal for a healthy lacrosse player, so he went to the doctor. There, he learned he had a tumor the size of a softball in his left lung. It was so large, he told ABC News, they couldnt put be under anesthesia because there was a risk I wouldnt wake up, so they couldnt even get a biopsy of it. He was forced to undergo a brutal barrage of chemotherapy and radiation in the hopes of beating the cancer back. He was taking painkillers for the discomfort and suffering from depression. Things had kind of started to pile up, and I started questioning, why would this happen? In the midst of it all, his faith helped buoy him. He began to feel the presence of God in the hospital. As his hope returned, Srsich asked the Colorado Make-A-Wish Foundation if it could find a way to let him meet the pope—a wish the organization was able to grant. One of Srsichs friends created more than 1,000 green rubber wristbands with the words Praying for Peter emblazoned on them. The bands also included Peters favorite Bible verse, Romans 8:28: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to his purpose. They were distributed around the world. Now, Srsichs cancer is in remission. Hes playing lacrosse again, this time in college, and training to be a priest. While some say Srsichs visit to the Pope miraculously healed the teen, Srsich himself believes the answer is simpler and more complex. I credit all the years of medical research and the training of all the doctors going to school, he says. All that definitely cured me; but God was behind it, helping me go through the treatment.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:58:33 +0000
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