Chemotherapy Cycle #03 Comment (Updated 3rd time)

I had completed the 3rd Chemotherapy session today.

The thing I don't liked the most for the therapy, the nausea!! The only way I can described it is like been high on alcohol or like hangover but remaining lucid plus the added feeling of motion sickness. The stomach doesn’t feel well.

As expected, the side-effects this time round were slightly worse than session #02 but thank God that it is still tahan-able.

I still managed to keep the food down but the sugar level spiked again. Got to monitor the sugar level closely and take insulin injection. That's all for now and feeling very tired but other than that, I'm alright.

Josie's family had stepped forward and helped and I got to really give thanks because without them, the travelling and other arrangement would be more difficult:

• The first 2 chemotherapy sessions, Josie’s nephew was the driver and together with her niece, they accompanied Josie.
• Today’s therapy, Josie’s 5th sister and brother-in-law was going to help with the transport but they had a last minute family matter to attend to and so could not make it. Fortunately, Josie’s eldest brother-in-law volunteered to send us to TTSH.
• Josie niece again accompanied her the whole day. Josie’s second sister fetched us home. Transport for the 4th session has already been arranged and Josie’s 4th brother-in-law will help with the transport.

Other things the family helped with were:

• Josie’s elder sister helped with buying an entire Bull Fish (Ngoh-he) that is not cheap.
• The younger brother organised 3 family prayer meetings cum communion.
• The 5th Sister and brother-in-law accompanied us during a second-opinion at National Cancer Centre followed by the consultation in TTSH with the Oncologist.

What I wrote here concerning the help extended by Josie’s family is but a small part of the things they had done. They had continually prayed, supported and encourage Josie through this period.

Other people from church and colleague had also been helpful.

• The parents of one of the Cell Group member gave me tips and passed some items that was useful like a special washing liquid for vegetable. They understood what I am going through as they had also witnessed their daughter’s fight with lymphoma and succeeded and their grand-daughter’s fight with kidney cancer but the Lord had chosen to take her home.
• Pastor and a church worker for helping to organise communion the day before each therapy.
• Cell group members for the support.
• Another church member for brewing beef essence that is so good and delicious and loving every single drop of it.
• The books passed to me by another 2 church member, one of them a cancer survivor.
• Church members offer of items that are useful but declined because either I have them already or the item are not suitable.
• Colleague who is helping me buy Diabetic Nutrient Supplement from Abbott.
• Colleague/Office who loan me a BP machine that is normally sold for hospital use. Very accurate, far better than those few hundred dollars set purchased at the Pharmacy
• Others who in their small ways encourages me with prayers and messages.

Josie said this evening while I was typing this blog that our marriage is no accident and I believe her. That God in His infinite wisdom had proposed and put us together. I can only say that the biggest beneficiaries was me and I thank God for it and in some ways I feel obligated to her.

Oh... I gained 1/2kg since last week.

Got to stand firm and fight the disease and trusting in God to perform the miracle.

In God I Trust.