Waiting for Tuesday to come and if my platelet is up, I’ll have my 8th Chemotherapy and it will be 4 weeks since my last therapy.
I suspect that the platelet level is not very high as from observing the “bleeding” time when I do my needle stick for glucose testing, it took a while before the bleeding stop. I hope that the platelet at least is at least above 90 x 109/L. My red blood cell count is probably low as well from the “watery” consistency of my blood.
On the up side, controlling the blood sugar lever is getting easier now that I only have to inject insulin twice a day. Except during therapy period where I will need to supplement the insulin that I am taking now with more doses of short acting insulin to counter the sugar spike due to intake of steroid. Previously, I have to watch out for my blood sugar been too high but now I have to make sure it doesn’t get too low. I received a scare twice recently when my blood glucose level went down to about 4.5mmol/L.
It is the time of the year when many folks are sick from Flu. There are some members from church and Josie who are down with Flu. I was told in church to be careful but even if I am careful in church, I still can’t totally avoid Josie at home. So far I am well and thank God for it but I will have to cautious too. I am thankful too that Josie despite been ill is still caring for Nathan and thus alleviating the need for me to “take over”.
Today, as part of Pastor’s sermon, he joked that we all wish each other “Happy New Year” when we cross into the new year but come 2nd of January, there will be a lot of grumpy people because there will be one group that goes back to work and another group that goes back to school. It struck a chord with me because what does it really mean to be “Happy”? If you had read my entry “Thanksgiving for 2012 and Looking Forward to 2013”, you would know that there are many reasons for me to be happy about. Not everything is dark and gloomy as there are always many things that we can be thankful and happy about if we looked on the bright side of things.
I had helped with sound in church today as the worship leader is quite ill and have to do and see a doctor and her husband is the soundman. Now, I could grumble that “why like that?” or “No one else can help?” but no, it is an opportunity to serve, to be of service and to help my fellow brother and sister who has a need and am very glad for it. I am not trying to gain credit for helping but for me, I am thankful that despite my cancer and treatment, I am at least well enough to be of service and help.
The New Year then is a happy year for God had seen me through 2012 and I know He will see me through 2013 and more.
A belated Happy New Year to all.
Happy New Year my Father and in You we trust.
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