Community Support Through Metastatic Prostate Cancer
- Roosevelt Greenwood’s journey with metastatic prostate cancer has been deeply shaped by the faith-driven community of Madison, Mississippi, which offered him immense support after his diagnosis 10 years ago.
- Surrounded by church members, pastors, and close friends, the Greenwoods credit their strong support system and faith for helping them navigate the most difficult moments of his illness.
- Featured in SurvivorNet’s “Men Beating The Odds” series “The Greenwoods,” Roosevelt, his wife Shay, and their five children are praised as “standout example in our community of how a family going through hard times stays together in the tough times.”
Roosevelt’s wife Shay, whom he shared five children with, tells us in “The Greenwoods”—an installment of SurvivorNet’s 12-part film series titled “Men Beating The Odds”—”This community is an amazing community to be a part of, and it’s a close-knit community.
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Pastor Preston Crowe, reflecting on Roosevelt’s journey alongside his wife, Roosevelt and Shay, said over prayer, “Father God, it’s been a hard journey. Some days, really, really hard, but nine years later, we are here thanking you.”
Jenny Crowe, Pastor Preston’s wife, then shared how she and her husband have developed a “special friendship” and bond with the Greenwoods, like they have with other families in their community.
Roosevelt admits he prayed a lot about his health after his diagnosis, and believes God put the right people to help him during the hard times.
“I’ll tell you what, you couldn’t have placed better people in our lives, you know, to help us along the way during that time,” he told his wife, Jenny, and Pastor Preston.
Pastor Preston, who also spends his time as a counselor at their church, added, “I see people on hard journeys, not always a health journey, sometimes … but the difference between watching a family like you all that embraces community and has community to begin with, like it’s part of a church, it’s active, it’s connected, and is willing to let people deeper in.”
He described the Greenwoods’ experience in sharp contrast to those who don’t start out with a strong support network and may not take steps to build or find one.
In Preston’s opinion, the gap between having that kind of community and navigating illness alone is profound.
Jenny praised Roosevelt and Shay for being a “standout example in our community of how a family going through hard times stays together in the tough times.”
Pastor Preston added, “It’s been such a beautiful privilege from a pastoral side to walk with them and to just see how they’ve allowed God to work through some really, really difficult seasons and circumstances in their life.”
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