Day 19 Chemo 2. Sun. 08/28/2017 06:20PM
Lots of surprises today. Everyone woke up in a good mood with no grumbling and rumbling whatsoever as what I usually hear between my dad and my brother. Albeit, it seemed the attention of the family was on my mom teasing her to walk, without any assistance going to the dining area as she always does move towards the dining table with her wheelchair around. But gee, I was startled to see her sitting comfortably on an ordinary chair instead of her wheelchair. My heart was overjoyed for this big health progress of my mom. “Thank you very much Lord for hearing the yearnings of my heart (You are indeed the best listener), as you slowly granted me the wish that I once told my mom on my 48th birthday. You know me so well, that you can conceive my thoughts from afar, you can sense even the inner feelings I kept within and decipher the faintest faith I held in my soul, much like a size of a mustard seed. In your great mercy you so lavishly granted such unselfish act of wishing not for one’s self but for others, most especially to a dear mom.” Way back when I had my birthday last August 20, 2017, I could vividly recall that in the midst of everyone’s enjoyment a little exasperation lodged in my heart with the trials that came into our family; the cancer that I was undergoing and the sudden heart attack of mom which caused paralysis on her left body. I was praying and wishing not for me but for my mom instead. And I shared such longing to Mommy telling her: “Mom, my wish for this birthday is not not actually for me but for you. I wished that God will make you walk again on or before your birthday this coming October 9, 2017.” And God is helping me realized this wish gradually.
The blaze of the sun just couldn’t stop its smile, for I got additional bonus of surprise too. Marked in the calendar as holiday, my son and my niece Steffi were off too, from the school today. And I ended up having an assistant to take care of the chores at home and my personal needs for health. With her assistance we got my lunch organized, washed my bandanas and washed my mask. It was also a time to coach a niece, the essence of being self-motivated in stepping up with the daily grinds of the house like washing the dishes, cleaning the dining area and their bedroom. A role she kind of play whimsically unless being pushed to do it, most especially on no school days.
Bearing the sting of hangover from the debut affair of Kim Tiu-Vasquez yesterday made me arrived late at my clinic today. Upon arrival with just a handful of 4-5 patients waiting, I thought it would be a relaxing day. Yet, surprise came knocking at my door again. There had been a sudden influx of patients to the point that my secretary was not able to have her lunch. I told her to eat while I’m doing an ultrasound of the pelvis of one of our patients, but she insisted that she will just finish all the patients first before having her lunch. Patients continued to come like manna from the sky, making me take less than 20 minutes break for lunch and finish past 5PM. That’s 2 hrs extra than the average range we cater for our patients. “Thank you Lord for all your blessings. You surprised me again.”
With all the activities and stretch out of hours in the clinic all that I could think of was rest. I still arrived home past 6PM though, (which is kind of late for me) because of the routine traffic in the early evening in my route home. Despite the tiring long day, I was still excited to reach home, have dinner and have a few hours of rest before going to the hospital and labor watched my patient, Mrs. Catherine Kaye Cruz, whom I just remembered and prayed for a safe delivery. May God bless her with a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery and have a healthy, full term baby. And this baby surprise is still waiting to come out.
Lots of surprises today. Everyone woke up in a good mood with no grumbling and rumbling whatsoever as what I usually hear between my dad and my brother. Albeit, it seemed the attention of the family was on my mom teasing her to walk, without any assistance going to the dining area as she always does move towards the dining table with her wheelchair around. But gee, I was startled to see her sitting comfortably on an ordinary chair instead of her wheelchair. My heart was overjoyed for this big health progress of my mom. “Thank you very much Lord for hearing the yearnings of my heart (You are indeed the best listener), as you slowly granted me the wish that I once told my mom on my 48th birthday. You know me so well, that you can conceive my thoughts from afar, you can sense even the inner feelings I kept within and decipher the faintest faith I held in my soul, much like a size of a mustard seed. In your great mercy you so lavishly granted such unselfish act of wishing not for one’s self but for others, most especially to a dear mom.” Way back when I had my birthday last August 20, 2017, I could vividly recall that in the midst of everyone’s enjoyment a little exasperation lodged in my heart with the trials that came into our family; the cancer that I was undergoing and the sudden heart attack of mom which caused paralysis on her left body. I was praying and wishing not for me but for my mom instead. And I shared such longing to Mommy telling her: “Mom, my wish for this birthday is not not actually for me but for you. I wished that God will make you walk again on or before your birthday this coming October 9, 2017.” And God is helping me realized this wish gradually.The blaze of the sun just couldn’t stop its smile, for I got additional bonus of surprise too. Marked in the calendar as holiday, my son and my niece Steffi were off too, from the school today. And I ended up having an assistant to take care of the chores at home and my personal needs for health. With her assistance we got my lunch organized, washed my bandanas and washed my mask. It was also a time to coach a niece, the essence of being self-motivated in stepping up with the daily grinds of the house like washing the dishes, cleaning the dining area and their bedroom. A role she kind of play whimsically unless being pushed to do it, most especially on no school days.Bearing the sting of hangover from the debut affair of Kim Tiu-Vasquez yesterday made me arrived late at my clinic today. Upon arrival with just a handful of 4-5 patients waiting, I thought it would be a relaxing day. Yet, surprise came knocking at my door again. There had been a sudden influx of patients to the point that my secretary was not able to have her lunch. I told her to eat while I’m doing an ultrasound of the pelvis of one of our patients, but she insisted that she will just finish all the patients first before having her lunch. Patients continued to come like manna from the sky, making me take less than 20 minutes break for lunch and finish past 5PM. That’s 2 hrs extra than the average range we cater for our patients. “Thank you Lord for all your blessings. You surprised me again.” 
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