Up for a fight?

Not sure how to begin this post other than to say I sure am thankful for all of you guys loving and praying for Mike and me! We'll be forever grateful and are now asking even more love and prayers on our behalf.
We met with the surgeon and oncologist this afternoon. The breast cancer I have is aggressive and fast growing, and not the news we were hoping to hear. Chemotherapy is beginning Wednesday. I'll be in this treatment for 16 weeks, then will undergo surgery, which will be followed by 6 and a half weeks of radiation. The advantage doctors have found in administering chemo first is that it can immediately attack the microscopic cells as well as the masses and avoids the delay in healing from surgery. I'll be closely monitored weekly and have access to a host of support staff. So, here we go. Are you up for a fight? There's one ahead! I'm not talking about a fight against God, because He's on our side! I'm talking about a fight against a disease that's invaded my earthly body. We need your prayers and are counting on God's grace to get us through the journey before us.
Let me be clear. Mike and I love our Lord. We do not waiver on living our lives for Him. Our very existence is from Him and for Him. He will see us through. No matter the outcome, we are His and we praise Him. Please, please, praise Him with us! There are so many things we don't know, but we do know we are His, created and loved by Him, and will live with Him forever because of His saving grace toward us. We don't want anyone to mistaken this disease for a lack of love from our Lord.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the cards and emails we've received from you. We stay overwhelmed at the love you have expressed toward us! We count ourselves the richest of all people to have you by our side!