The fight of her life | Lifestyles

Sherry Hicks says she is fighting for her life.

After several visits and mammograms, Hicks learned about her opponent.

In 2023, she was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of breast cancer.

“My cancer had been in my body for two years,” she said. “Dr. Lisa Bond explained everything to me. She was great. She went through everything I had to go through.”

Hicks had her port inserted and began chemotherapy.

“The chemo took a long time,” she remembers. “Then I had surgery on January 16, 2024.”

Hicks said she decided to have a double mastectomy because of the aggressiveness of her cancer.

The Laurel native is a retired teacher and graduate of Prentiss Institute and Alcorn State University. She said God will continue to bless her.

“Praise the Lord. God kept me,” she said. “God is a healer.”

Hicks said she has come a long way in the past year.

“I still go to the cancer center every three weeks for immunotherapy,” she said. “I tell everyone to get checked. Self-examination is so important.”

Hicks said she had a breast reduction 25 years ago that left a lot of scar tissue. So mammograms were very important.

“I thank God for revealing it,” she said. “I had to go through everything, but I wanted to live. God is that good. He got me through, and that’s my testimony.”

Hicks said this fight has strengthened her faith.

“The doctors don’t save you, but it is the Lord who works through them,” she said. “I gave everything to the Lord. God carried me all the way.”

Hicks retired from the Laurel School District in 2007 after teaching young people for 32 years. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and believes in helping others.

Hicks said her favorite Bible text is Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things that strengthen me through Christ.”