As a cancer survivor Rev. Scott Schmieding found a unique and heartfelt way to thank the team he credits for helping him, and many other cancer patients, fight cancer.
Rev. Schmieding, a tongue cancer survivor treated at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (MBPCC), recently presented his radiation oncologist Dr. Robert Fields with a copy of a book Schmieding wrote and dedicated to Dr. Fields and the staff at Mary Bird Perkins.
Entitled ‘Fighting Cancer with Faith’, Schmieding said it takes physical, emotional and spiritual strength to take on cancer. “My hope is that this booklet will be a spiritual help to those experiencing the ups and downs of cancer – that it will feed peoples’ faith to help them fight the disease.” Saying he chose to dedicate the book to Dr. Fields and the treatment staff at MBPCC“to express my appreciation for the care they give to countless others,” Rev. Schmieding gave the staff a supply of the booklets to be made available to those who might enjoy its prayers and scriptures.
Rev. Schmieding wrote this devotional booklet during a sabbatical provided by a grant from the Clergy Renewal Program of the Eli Lily Foundation. He served at Trinity Lutheran Church in Baton Rouge 1992-2010 where he was Senior Pastor, and is currently Senior Pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Charles, MO.
As a cancer survivor Rev. Scott Schmieding found a unique and heartfelt way to thank the team he credits for helping him, and many other cancer patients, fight cancer.