Post-Chemotherapy Cycle #06 / Comment #01

Feeling well today except for the “normal” side-effect but it is not as bad as the previous cycles, possibly because the does is at 65% level.  The worse I am felling is the numbness in the tongue and teeth.

Appetite is still good but I have to control my diet more carefully for the next few days as I’m on steroidal medication to control the nausea.  These steroids will elevate the blood sugar level, for normal folks it is of no issue but for diabetic like me, I have to careful.

Quite dehydrated as well and so I got to drink a lot of water.

A few days ago, received a message from an old friend that had migrated to the US. On the day she sent the message, she had just completed a marathon that morning and saw some runners’ wearing t-shirts with the following verse “…let us run with endurance/patience the race that is set before us…”

The verse is from Hebrew 12:1-3 (Jesus, the Example)
¹ Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, ² fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. (NASB)

The verse was given to me to encourage me to persevere and run the good race as I was also told that my blogs does help to “encourage and put really important things into perspective. People will go through trials, gain some insight and realign their priorities. Only to forget, once things return to normal. So your blog I’m sure will remind some of what truly matters.”

What a perfect timing to remind me further of God’s grace and mercy towards me and it really encourages me to continue with the blog and hopefully there are those out there who will be touched and encouraged by my blog.

Furthermore, we are reminded of the sacrifice that Jesus had made for us on the cross. Therefore, considering that Christ had endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that we will not grow weary and lose heart.  It is such an encouragement for me to further endure and persevere, to set Christ as my example and also to lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, to fix my eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of my faith and my faith is set on His sovereignty over my life.

In Him I Truly Trust.