Julia was given a 50/50 chance to live, but more recently it seemed those odds were slowly getting worse. She had just undergone months of chemotherapy to try to prevent her cancer from spreading through the rest of her body, and also had a double mastectomy, but her most recent tests showed that the cancer was starting to spread down her body.

There wasn't much her doctors could do now. They increased her chemotherapy dosages, even flew in a breast cancer specialist from Pennsylvania for a second opinion, but even he said that Julia would just have to keep taking her medication and wait it out. It was all in God's hands now.

This was also real tough on her family. Julia was just 26 years old. Her parents and two sisters have been by her side just about every day since she was diagnosed eight months ago. They did their best to keep Julia's spirits up, but it wasn't easy.

The next set of tests showed more bad news - the cancerous cells have started to increase in number. Julia was given two months to live.

She started to accept her fate. She had lived a short life, but a happy one. There was nothing left to do now but enjoy her time that was left with family and friends.

Soon after that most recent test, Julia's mom came across an audio book in a bookstore at the mall about women who had overcome their battles with cancer. She bought it and brought it in for Julia to listen to the next day.

Julia listened as she heard stories about women who were in the same situation as she was facing now. Women who were told they had months, even weeks to live - but had the courage to stay strong and never give up. Julia soon adopted the same mentality - she wanted to be a survivor!

By listening to the insipirational audio book, Julia found the inner strength to battle and face this disease head on. Even though there was nothing she could do on her own physically, her state of mind and desire to overcome and live took on new meaning for her.

The next tests showed a miracle - her cancer was clearing up! Julia and her family couldn't believe it! Was it the increased chemotherapy, or maybe the audio book that inspired her body and mind? No one could tell for sure - it was probably a combonation of both - but three months later, Julia was in full remission and back home.