Cancer survivor gives thanks
to Blessed Mother

	HONORING MARY: Jan LaCrosse stands in a chapel at her home near rural Brussels with a copy of a CD she produced titled "Our Lady's Scriptural Rosary." (Rick Evans photo)

By Jeff Kurowski
Compass Assistant Editor

FORESTVILLE -- Prayer has always been an important part of Jan LaCrosse's life. The mother of nine, soon to be grandmother of 21 and great-grandmother of 18 turned to prayer while battling breast cancer and then colon cancer in the 1990s.

"The doctors took out part of my colon," she said. "I chose not to have chemo. Back then, chemo was different than what it is today. It was so hard on your body. I didn't want the effects. Today, I'm a cancer survivor. Prayer does have a lot of power."

While her devotion to prayer continued, approximately eight years ago, LaCrosse struggled in her prayer life.

"It just wasn't what I wanted it to be," she said. "I asked the Blessed Mother to teach me to pray, and oh she sure did. It was as if I went through her school on prayer."   Full story ...

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