You may think you know how this cancer story goes.
The characters: a little boy, a loving family, the team of doctors. The diagnosis: terminal, little hope for a cure. There are two possible outcomes. Will his family be plunged into extreme sorrow or miraculous joy?
What if the answer was both?
Ellie Poole Ewoldt debuts with a memoir of desperate hope and fierce love; of a family who refused to give up even when they heard the worst possible news for their two-year-old son, Chase. Moment by moment, the Ewoldts faced brain surgery and chemo, spinal taps and transfusions. And yet, the true miracle lay not in the medicine or Chase’s prognosis―rather, Chase’s life shows us the miracle of hope, even through the darkest nights. If there is anything he and the Ewoldts have learned, it is that God isalways good and will stay at your side through every moment, no matter what it holds.
You’ll fall in love with Chase through his story and be inspired to help chase away cancer―for this headstrong boy, his fighting friends, and all those in your own life who need hope for whatever tomorrow may bring.
“Ellie writes in a raw yet reverent tone–not avoiding the crazily tough moments they have had to face as a family, but each time recounting them with a deep and heartening sense of the faith. Chase is a very brave boy, and this is a very courageous book…”
-Matt Redman, Songwriter, UK
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Ellie Poole Ewoldt is a wife to one, mother to four, a daughter, a sister, and a friend. With a life-long love of reading, writing and history, she has a degree from North Central College in early modern European history with a minor in art history.
Currently, her skill set includes being able to keep several plates in the air while talking to small children about not throwing plates, labeling the “weird stain” on the rug correctly, and being able to navigate an entire playroom without stepping on a single Lego.
In 2010, she started a small family blog as a way to share daily life, child-related anecdotes and the continued search for God’s goodness as she and her husband, Bob, began to raise four children in an eleven hundred square foot condo. Writing the beautiful, silly, and hard became a way of practicing thankfulness and seeking “stones of remembrance”, and so, on Tuesday morning, July 31, 2012 when their lives changed forever with the words “there’s a large mass” sending them into a deep, complex journey through pediatric cancer, Ellie began to chronicle the life and fight of their third child, Chase, and the affect of the disease on their family as they continued to search for joy in the worst of times.
Her days are spent caring for quickly growing children, walking alongside Chase in his battle with cancer and resulting special neurological needs, and continuing to chronicle God’s faithfulness in the big and small things alike. Ellie and her husband Bob have shared Chase’s story on behalf of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and his story has been featured in venues such as Lurie Children’s, Children’s Miracle Network, the Ace Foundation, All For Hope, Cal’s Angels, Young Associate Board’s Run For Gus, and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
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“I felt so inspired when I met Chase Ewoldt and his wonderful family–and reading his mom’s powerful account of their story brings back the very same feelings. For in the midst of a fierce storm named cancer, they have continually managed to find their way to a place of trust, hope, and worship. Ellie writes in a raw yet reverent tone–not avoiding the crazily tough moments they have had to face as a family, but each time recounting them with a deep and heartening sense of the faith. Chase is a very brave boy, and this is a very courageous book. I know it will encourage and inspire so many others who find themselves navigating the storms of this life.”
-Matt Redman, Songwriter, UK
“Chase Away Cancer is for anyone who is looking for hope, courage, or strength, while battling through some of life’s great challenges. It offers encouragement to others, and it focuses on living moment by moment–relying on God’s grace to get through some of life’s hardships. Ellie takes the reader into her world with her realistic accounts and transparency, walking the reader through the trenches of her family’s battle, with Jesus as her primary source of strength. This book helps the reader remember that one is never alone through life’s journey, and it empowers the reader to keep fighting and believing, even when circumstances are not what is wanted or expected. Chase Away Cancer helps the reader see the “beauty in the brokenness.” This book is a must-read for all, no matter the season of life.”
-Gavin Floyd & Dr. Leanna Floyd, MLB pitcher; Doctor of Clinical Psychology
“To see a child suffer is grievous, but when it is your own child, the pain is unbearable. And yet this true story of a young mother and her son Chase, who was diagnosed with cancer, shows all of us that there can be a sliver of sunshine even in the darkest night.”
-Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer, Pastor Emeritus, Moody Church, Chicago
“Written with honest emotion and depth, this book gives every parent reason to count their blessings, and every family with a child fighting cancer inspiration to make each day count.”
-Kathleen Ruddy, CEO, St. Baldrick’s Foundation, Conquer Childhood Cancer
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