God’s Grace: The Sheila Johnson Story – BET+ – 1 hour and 41 minutes
Matthew 17:20 – He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Sheila Johnson sips and paints with her friend, Adriene, when she notices a weird sensation in her hand. She ignores it as Adriene prematurely celebrates Sheila’s promotion. Sheila isn’t sure she will get the job but prays for it. Her prayers come to fruition. After decades of military service with the Air Force, they promoted Sheila to Senior Master Sergeant of the Technology Department. Sheila’s father, Dillard, and daughter, Janaia, have flowers ready when Sheila gets home. Sheila smells flowers, sneezes, and feels a burning sensation in her ribs. She visits the base hospital for tests.
The doctor gives Sheila the standard exam. Then. he brushes off Sheila’s feelings until he reads her chart and discovers her mother died of breast cancer five years ago. He decides to draw her blood and get an ultrasound. Sheila has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, like her mother, Grace. Sheila received a yearly mammogram. But her doctor says that it isn’t efficient for dense breast tissue. She comes home and tells Dillard, Janaia, and Adriene. They all want to be there for Sheila, but she tells them to live their lives. She thinks this is the end of her journey, but it’s the first step of her testimony.
Whew! This film will put you through it. Sheila was on cloud nine before her diagnosis. She has a successful career, a college-bound daughter, a doting father, and a sister-like friendship. Then, her world does a 180 with one diagnosis. She does research and discovers that misrepresentation litters support groups, diagnoses, and clinical trials. She starts SWAGG, encourages women to get a 2nd opinion, and motivates women to demand an ultrasound. Sheila’s continual fight isn’t easy. It tests her faith and relationships. But she stands today with a ministry to help women of color and those in the military receive better health care. Viewers get a glimpse of the actual Sheila and an introduction to her book, A Survivor’s Lens: A Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivor’s Focus on Faith and God’s Word (FTC Affiliate Disclaimer).
I give it 5 out of 5 stars
I have it – Sheila
How am I supposed to focus on school with everything going on with you – Janaia
No, we are not going there today – Adriene
It’s natural to be afraid – Pastor Lewis
Can you cure cancer – Dillard
Your shaved head makes you look like a Total badass. Own it – Dr. Shepherd
The end of my treatments – Jasmine
I want to know everything about you – Jackson
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