Day 4 Chemo 1. Sun. 07/23/2017 12:30PM "..still your family that you will turn to."

Day 4 Chemo 1. Sun. 07/23/2017 12:30PM

Thank you Lord for the better sleep last night. My tummy felt comfortable after my dinner. I only woke up twice in the middle of the night and was able to attend the Holy Mass at 5 AM. Upon arriving home I did my AM meditation. Since the weather was so conducive for sleeping and everyone were still asleep, I went back to bed and had a few more hours of sleep.

Woke up later 'coz my guardian angel was checking on me if his patient has been feeling better. I told him that I’m a lot better than before and in fact,  I did accomplish a lot of things already early this morning. My living angel never fails to cheer me up so that I won't give up in the middle of this healing process putting tears of joy in my eyes every time. I wanna thank again the "Noel’s Family" for all their support. Superb! They are the exact example of living the second commandment of Jesus “love thy neighbor as thyself.”

We just had a short conversation because he needs to go and present a business proposal and my niece was calling me to have breakfast already.

After breakfast, I went to sleep again and just woke up asking if lunch was ready already. Since the time I got sick everyone in the house were pampering me with love and care. Long before this event in my life I used to be the one taking good care of all of them. Now it's the other way around. Again,”Thank you Lord for my family”. Despite being dysfunctional, family is still a family.

All of us will always go back to our family. That's why I always say this to my 3 nieces that even if you quarrel or argue a lot with one another, always maintain that respect to your parents and siblings 'coz in the end when you get sick it's still your family that you will turn to. And  It's still your family who will be obliged to take care of you. That is why after God, family is next.

Holding these thoughts I recalled way back when my 3 nieces were little, I used to bring them to the hospital for admission and to clinic for consultation, now they're the ones taking good care of me and helping me take care of my one and only son Zacchaeus, my joy and their joy.

“Zac” became the focal point of our unconditional love. Whenever he is taken by his father, everyone would always feel an emptiness, when the house suddenly just turned so quiet, giving some kind of melancholy for his presence. Thus, in the early morning, the entire family would never fail to look for Zac if he had been back. Everyday I thank God for giving us Zac. He is our happiness and joy. I love him so much...so much!!!

And talking about the little angel. He just passed by while I was scribbling this journal. I told him that we will review for his exam for tomorrow. He gave me a sly answer with a smile: "Later on Mommy, early in the evening when it's a little dark." I laughed because I knew he got his delaying tactic again. Ha...ha...ha.

Knowing that it's weekend and we had been reviewing for the last 3 days since Friday, I did not force him instead, 'coz I felt the review of one topic at a time we did sufficed already for his preparation.

Thanks again to my nieces' help in all other subjects but when it comes to Filipino and Math they would always surrender. That's why last Friday even if I was not feeling very well I had to review with him the Filipino and Math subjects and tonight as well. God in all His goodness had blessed me with enough strength to finish teaching him with his Math and Filipino subjects.