As of the moment I'm still holding on to God's promises because my biopsy result gave me a warning that the cancer is coming back. So, I'll be needing a greater dose of chemotherapy drugs. I received this news on the 24th of December and all I could do is ask for God's comfort. I was at St. Mary's Church, sitting there and hearing the mass.
Tears were welling up but I said: "Lord, I really don't know what to pray but I just want to be here with You." After that I headed home and managed to have fun with my roommates on Christmas Eve. After all, there are still a million reasons to be happy.
Some of you may know that last March 3, 2012; I was diagnosed with a stage 4 gastric cancer. When I heard this, right away I sang praises in my heart while seated in front of my doctor explaining to me about it. In my mind all I could think of is, "Lord I will continue to love and serve You no matter what happens."
I underwent six months of chemotherapy and it was not easy. Do you know how it feels like being dead for 10 days? I was unable to eat and drink, limp as a vegetable, uneasy, lifeless. And after that, I would be alive again for 3-5 days. Before the next chemotherapy, these episodes kept on going on and off for 6 months. But you know brothers and sisters, in that situation I have realized and thanked God that He prepared me for this. I grew up with a chubby figure which is what I needed to endure the chemotherapy procedures.
God even provided me a health insurance benefit in my company to pay for almost 1.2 million pesos or 30,000 USD of hospital expenses. Most of all, I felt God's love and comfort through my family, my friends and my God's gift Jherico and thru the prayers of the entire SFC community.
My second life started August 10, 2012 when my oncologist read through my tests and has declared: "This is a miracle! You are healed and no more tumors found in your body!" After this I headed back to Dubai last September and another challenge of faith happened when my mom was diagnosed with a STAGE 1A endometrium cancer. She underwent laparoscopy last October to remove the uterus. After seven days of prayer and patiently waiting on the Lord, the ob-gyne reported to us that her biopsy result showed that she was cancer free as it was detected at an early stage and there was no spreading of lesions.
And that is why I feel so blessed! And I know that God will continue to bless me even in the most difficult times of my life. For others, it may seem difficult to understand but that is the truth. I would like to thank all of God's instruments in my life - Sis Mira, my Nanay (household leader), my SFC household, Chapter B3 Dubai, the SFC Dubai choir, the SFC Qatar family, and to everyone. May God bless us always!
By Sis Esi Dominguez
SFC UAE
(Entry written last December 29, 2012)
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