Chemo 6 ( LAST ONE!!) Hurray!

10/12/12-- Celebration for the above milestone started on the eve, with my old neighbour ( from Hoy Fatt Road)- They bought me lunch at Genesis( I really have been going there 2x a week) and they invited my family to Amara Sancturay this coming Sunday-- God is Good. The others have begun to fill my dates after chemo 6. All 4 sisters are going out on 13/12 and 14/12 ( LB's bday). It will be so good to be distracted from bone aches if it comes.
11/12/12-- Lay Bin( very grateful for her support as well as everyone who has been forthcoming) accompanied me to the clinic AND I AM really ELATED that this is the last one! Nobody can really understand my relief .... in addition to bearing up with the treatment , I am frequently haunted by LG's experience. I regretted that I did not prepare as much for him as I am doing for myself. Also I felt that he did not have as many caring friends as I have! Blood test scores were PERFECT-PRAISE THE LORD ( triglycerides 300+++-- must be either the  KL and Ipoh food or the 2 capsules of shark oil I take every morning--- intend to reduce it to one, Vit D was low-- Dr Wong said that 90% of the population is low-- becos all want to look good-- so gave me 2 month supply of it as it is essential for the bones).Dr Wong prayed with us and asked God to see me through the 27  radiotherapy sessions with NO side effects and the nurses assued me that radiotherapy is much easier than Chemotherapy. Dr Wong also asked God to replace all that I have lost DOUBLY-- I guess she's referring to my health becos I am not sure God can replace LG......
After the initial grogginess and nausea I slept till 3 pm throughout the intravenous chemo and ate the lunch that was delivered by Valerie. Felt very very tired upon returning home but the immense relief , gratefulness and confidence I feel is beyond words.
12/12/12-- Auspicious Day for wedding! Just as auspicious for me too! Decide to have a jucie diet for lucnh since there will be a lot of feasting soon to come....LY arriving in the afternoon for the next 2 days of frenzied shopping and eating..... Flushed face again in the late afternoon and evening
13/12/12- The sisters wanted to go to Bukit Timah hill to hike , bone ache has started to kick in... They visited Uncle Leong at Alexandra Hospital and prayed for doctor's wisdom. Simple lunch at Sunny choice then to MBS, buying undergarment at La Senza, tea at TWG and then some serious bday shopping at International Plaza for LB. Bone ache was worse at night- did not sleep much.

14/12/12-- LB's 50th bday!-- had my morning walk with Soon Mee whose second-hand car was mysteriously  flooded in the back seat( must have gotten an accident car)! Tried to delay the medication till lunch so that I can last the whole afternoon.Collected cake and kueh , dropped Wilson for work and picked Valerie up at NUS from her dance camp( she has sprained her ankle-- she looked stress-up).

By the time I reached the lunch venue, I was hungry with no urge for food( contradicting), crippled and stiff! After lunch Valerie and Wilson Lee joined us and so I got separated from the main group, tried to keep up as the bone medication bought relief. Quite happy We are able to buy some Bermudas for Lee! There is much joy in simply JUST GIVING-- no need to sell everything at home to be compassionate  as advised in the bible .The whole group went for massage at 313 and having collected the car from ION and parking it at comcentre, I sent Valerie back to NUS to hand over keys as she was in no condition to rejoin the dance camp. Of course the bday surprise in the evening was a glorious success
15/12/12-- Though I wasn't exactly in top form. I still go for Zumba as it is more preferable than to laze around at home in pain and misery. I must have looked rather unwell( nausea) as Soon Mee insisted on accompanying me to NTUC and then to the car-- I will never forget such kindness!
Recently I spent more than $2k buying a lot of bedsheets for all my friends as Xmas gift--- not that I can leave behind any inheritance to all of them, just a memento to register my appreciation because some of them have really been great, always putting my interest above theirs when we are together( like not allowing me to lift a finger to do anything and always giving me the choicest food)-- I know to care and love someone requires sacrifice of time , effort, money and inconvenience to their personal schedules! But to do it consistently is surely beyond human endeavour! Thank God for blessing for  surrounding me with such unconditional love!!!! 

Attended the TCC Xmas party in the late afternoon despite the bone aches. Got to dance all my favourites like Sway Me Noe. Amane, Doors of Life, West Texas Watz and tou tou mo mo, though the timing leaves much to be desired and the attitude and stamina pales in comparison , it was still good to be surrounded by caring people whose heart is in sync with ME!!!