Surviving: Built for the Challenge

SURVIVING: Built for the Challenge documents Juanita Gregg's story of her unimaginable life challenges as she struggles through an hereditary trait that puts her in the critical intensive care unit with a three month long hospital stay and multiple surgeries further in her arduous journey. She shares great memories, devastating, and heartbreaking events of her life. It is her faithfulness to God and God's promises that keeps her motivated to thrive to survive her many challenges.

SURVING: Built for the Challenge is written in hopes that while gaining insight on her personal struggles and the victories won, you too, will be encouraged, strengthened, hopeful and even become a catalyst to encourage and inspire others. In by doing so, you will be enabled to challenge others to look at their situation in a more positive manner. And through your difficult challenges know that the Bible (the holy scriptures of the Christian religion) is a book of instructions that will help you gain faith and trust in God. This book is also a reminder to keep pushing towards your goals and trust God in all you do; it serves as a reminder of the possibilities of what God can do. In reading her story you will learn how, through all life's curve balls, her faith and trust in God remains intact and grows stronger with each challenge.

Juanita Gregg had a sharp pain in her abdomen and is shocked to learn from her gastroenterologist that she had inherited a family trait of colorectal cancer. SURVING: Built for a Challenge tells her arduous journey of crises with health and family. She, at first, thought this test was only for her and can't understand why each time she overcomes a test another test is just around the corner. Her sisters, son and husband are her biggest cheerleaders and then the unthinkable happens. Her husband Wesley is diagnosed with a condition that if not treated most likely he will not survive past one year.