The second annual You’re Beautiful! Style Show, featuring regional cancer kickers and fighters will be Saturday, April 6 at 3 p.m. at the newly remodeled Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tickets are on sale now at Stuffology or Tumbleweed Market in Crosbyton or at www.styleshow.site and are a tax-deductible donation. Fabulous door prizes will be given away throughout the event, including a Consuelo bag and more! There will also be some wonderful silent auction items.
Lesli Rush Clark lives on a ranch between Spur and Post and had stage 4 colon cancer. She tells her cancer story in her own words.
“Friday, January 13, 2023, was the day we first heard the words ‘You have cancer.’ This date will always and forever be etched in my memory! I received a call that morning telling me I needed to get to an emergency center as soon as possible for an immediate CT scan because my white cell count was extremely high. By the time the scan was completed, it was a Friday afternoon before a three-day holiday. We could not even contact an oncologist to make an appointment because all the offices were already closed for the holiday! I will always remember the look my husband, Eddie, gave me when we heard those three words that would forever change the course of our lives. It was a look that said, ‘All will be okay, and we will get through this together!’
“I was in total shock when the phone call came because I had been diagnosed with diverticulitis by my PCP just two days before. This diagnosis made sense because of my symptoms. I also had bloodwork done in December of 2022 and my white blood count was not high at all. I just knew the lady telling me I had cancer HAD to be wrong! She was not wrong, and we all know that cancer has no boundaries.
“After finally getting connected to an oncologist the following week, it was all so fast and furious to see exactly what we were dealing with. I had to have a colonoscopy, another CT scan, a biopsy, and port insertion among other things! It was a lot to take in and to not get overwhelmed to learn I had Stage 4 colon cancer.
It took me a bit to gather my thoughts on how the Lord and I were going to slay this beast. Following chemo and maintenance treatment, I am overjoyed to say that on February 20, 2024, I was officially diagnosed as being in remission. I am now in maintenance mode. Our God is an Awesome God!
My Lord and Savior, my faith and my amazing family and friends along with thousands of amazing prayer warriors are what have gotten me through this experience. I also believe firmly in the power of a positive mindset. As with all things in life, it has helped me get through this chapter. Our minds are like a magnet. If you think of blessings, you get blessings. If you think of problems, you get problems. Always cultivate good thoughts. The verse, Psalm 56:3, ‘When I am afraid, I will trust in HIM’ has been my go-to verse for many years. My motto throughout this journey is ‘Y’all keep praying and the Lord and I are going to keep on slaying.’
“I was raised in Levelland, where my parents lived for 42 years. I graduated from Levelland High School in 1981. I attended South Plains College and then went on to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from West Texas State University. I was a legal assistant for a law firm in Lubbock for 16 years. The Lord blessed us enough that I was able to leave that job in January 2017 and be self-employed to work from home.
“My husband, Eddie, and I have been married for 17 years. Eddie is the location manager for Nutrien Ag Solutions in Floydada. He has been my absolute rock throughout this chapter in our lives. We raised two amazing boys into great men. Cole is our oldest, and we could not be prouder of him. He is married to his amazing wife, Randi. We have two of the most beautiful granddaughters. Kennedy is five and Collins is three. As a proud LiLi, I can say they are awesome and the cutest granddaughters ever! We also had a son, Case, who sadly was killed by a drunk driver on March 11, 2021, at the age of twentytwo. He was an awesome individual and those that were lucky enough to know him were most definitely blessed. He did so many wonderful things in the brief time we had with him. He was destined for great things here on Earth, but God had other plans for him and us. We miss him terribly, but we know he has walked through this ‘cancer journey’ with me and watched over me.
“In our free time, my husband and I enjoy golfing, camping with friends and taking trips to Mexico. I have so many role models. My mom is my biggest role model and cheerleader. I do not think you could ever find a better person. She is kind. She is giving and so much more. My dad passed away after 65 years of marriage. My Aunt Donna (who is also a style show model) is also a huge role model of mine. Her courage and determination to beat her breast cancer was amazing. My best advice is, ‘Always choose kind, no matter how hard it is! We never know what others are struggling with.’”
