About Crystal Jolly

I was diagnosed with uterine cancer New Year’s Eve of 2024. The following February, I had surgery to remove all the cancer and was then pronounced cancer free.

I was joyful about the outcome but, for some baffling reason, I remained filled with anxiety. I prayed. I studied my Bible. I asked God to remove the anxiety. It permeated every aspect of my daily life. I couldn’t understand why God did not simply remove the foreboding fear that included physical adrenaline-like symptoms inspite my trust in His healing.

In August 2025, six months after the cancer was totally removed, I was offered the opportunity to attend an art therapy support group. That is how God chose to heal and remove my anxiety.

I had been an art major when I was young, but had never pursued it. I am, now immersing myself back into exploring the gift God gave me.

I draw or paint every day and praise God for the joy it brings me. Without the cancer, I would never have returned to art.