When we truly believe in Jesus’ Good News of salvation, we will have the freedom and power to face life whatever the challenges. This is because our focus in life would be the promise of our eternal life with God!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Chemo with Erbitux again tomorrow.. Thursday 30 April
Dear Partners in Prayer
Pete has been doing well after the last session.
Please continue to pray for Pete as he goes for another session tomorrow morning. Please pray that the blood counts are good and he can proceed with the session.
Specifically we ask that you pray
- that the therapy will shrink the cancer cells by at least 50%
- that the cancer is contained in the lungs.
Thank you so much for supporting us in prayer and helping us carry our cross.
Pete has been doing well after the last session.
Please continue to pray for Pete as he goes for another session tomorrow morning. Please pray that the blood counts are good and he can proceed with the session.
Specifically we ask that you pray
- that the therapy will shrink the cancer cells by at least 50%
- that the cancer is contained in the lungs.
Thank you so much for supporting us in prayer and helping us carry our cross.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
No Prayer Session for Pete at CTK this week
Dear Friends
Please note that there will not be any prayer session for Pete this week because of the Exam Mass on Thursday and Labour Day Mass. At the Exam Mass, there will be a prayer petition for Pete.
Please note that there will not be any prayer session for Pete this week because of the Exam Mass on Thursday and Labour Day Mass. At the Exam Mass, there will be a prayer petition for Pete.
Praise the Lord
2 things I need to be thankful
1. the pimples have subsided, I asked the nurse if there is something that I could use to help ease the outbreak. She went in and gave me the last sample pack from Erbitux. It contained Cepaphil face wash, moisturizer and desonide Desowen Cream. After 2 days of use, my nose has returned to it's normal size and no outbreaks. It is such a relief, after 3 weeks of tenderness !!! (what a baby complaining. well there are som who said that I look better now.)
2. the message today
Have no Fear - Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus, the Risen Lord appeared to His disciples who were living in fear and in the uncertainty of what had happened to Him after His death. If we dare to entrust our lives wholly to Jesus’ promise of everlasting life, we will have nothing to fear; only the true hope that Jesus will always be there for us.
As Christians, we are called to do God’s Will and spread Jesus’ message of eternal Salvation and God’s unconditional love for all peoples .
All we have to do is to respond as best and as generously as we can. God will grant us the gifts and abilities that are needed to accomplish the tasks we are to do for Him .
God will ‘work with us’ and will always look out for us. Hence, though the task of spreading God’s word may seem daunting, we should remember that God will never abandon us, and that everything will be done well .
Friday, April 24, 2009
Cycle 4
Had a review with Dr. Kong yesterday. We will continue with cycle 4 chemo with Erbitux. At the end a CT scan will be carried out and depending on the improvement or lack of, we will stay with present chemo if we see 30-40% reduction , else it is confirmed that they are slow growing, less aggressive cell and will switch treatment to ALIMTA, one 10 minute dose every 3 week to reduce the cell and then switch to an oral tablet Tarceva
(ALIMTA is a treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), which is a cancer that affects the inside lining of the chest cavity. ALIMTA is given with cisplatin, another anticancer medicine (chemotherapy) when surgery is not an option.)
Yesterday was a long day, Vincent gave me a lift to the doctor. got to the clinic and saw the doctor about 10am. The xray comparison showed some improvement on the edges of the lungs but no reduction in the main mass in the lower middle portion. The cancer markers were up again. I have been feeling well over the last 4 weeks and we decided to go with cycl 4. Started chemo about 10.45am finished about 4.30pm. was a long time sitting on a chair. but the chair is comfortable enough to doze and wake up. IPOD helps to listen to music to relax and a good book too. My sister Nancy came yesterday and she got me a Big Mac for lunch. It must have been a long day. She sat with me the last hour and we talked.
Had dinner out last night with Jo and Nicole, Gerard had guard duty and Brian late evening class. Had a surprise visitor last night, Fr Johnson. He attended the memorial mass for Fr Paul Staes eldest brother at Holy Spirit and stopped over for a visit.. We had a good talk and caught up with what's happening and also the progress of the new church in Pasir Ris. He sure has big things to worry about.
Jo and I were very glad that Fr. Johnson stopped by to visit. Thank You.
Thanks to all who are praying for us, we will forever be grateful.
Praise the Lord.
(ALIMTA is a treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), which is a cancer that affects the inside lining of the chest cavity. ALIMTA is given with cisplatin, another anticancer medicine (chemotherapy) when surgery is not an option.)
Yesterday was a long day, Vincent gave me a lift to the doctor. got to the clinic and saw the doctor about 10am. The xray comparison showed some improvement on the edges of the lungs but no reduction in the main mass in the lower middle portion. The cancer markers were up again. I have been feeling well over the last 4 weeks and we decided to go with cycl 4. Started chemo about 10.45am finished about 4.30pm. was a long time sitting on a chair. but the chair is comfortable enough to doze and wake up. IPOD helps to listen to music to relax and a good book too. My sister Nancy came yesterday and she got me a Big Mac for lunch. It must have been a long day. She sat with me the last hour and we talked.
Had dinner out last night with Jo and Nicole, Gerard had guard duty and Brian late evening class. Had a surprise visitor last night, Fr Johnson. He attended the memorial mass for Fr Paul Staes eldest brother at Holy Spirit and stopped over for a visit.. We had a good talk and caught up with what's happening and also the progress of the new church in Pasir Ris. He sure has big things to worry about.
Jo and I were very glad that Fr. Johnson stopped by to visit. Thank You.
Thanks to all who are praying for us, we will forever be grateful.
Praise the Lord.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Thought for today 23 April
Dear Friend in the Lord,
Earthly and Heavenly Ways: In today’s Gospel, John explains the difference between “earthly and heavenly ways.” We should never be proud of our earthly possessions, power and popularity. We can only take pride in recognising how much God truly loves us and wants us to love others in return.
Fr Philip Heng,S.J.
Today is 2 months since I started the first chemo session. It has been 8 weeks and much has happened. I thank God for His graces and Love.
‘The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything to his hands. Anyone who believes in the Son has eternal life
In His compassion for us, He will never abandon us. We are all called to believe in Him at all times .
When we experience the compassion of Jesus, we are also called to share this with others especially the needy and the poor. This will be our testimony of our acceptance of Jesus in our lives .
Earthly and Heavenly Ways: In today’s Gospel, John explains the difference between “earthly and heavenly ways.” We should never be proud of our earthly possessions, power and popularity. We can only take pride in recognising how much God truly loves us and wants us to love others in return.
Fr Philip Heng,S.J.
Today is 2 months since I started the first chemo session. It has been 8 weeks and much has happened. I thank God for His graces and Love.
‘The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything to his hands. Anyone who believes in the Son has eternal life
In His compassion for us, He will never abandon us. We are all called to believe in Him at all times .
When we experience the compassion of Jesus, we are also called to share this with others especially the needy and the poor. This will be our testimony of our acceptance of Jesus in our lives .
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Wed 22 April
Been a busy week at work this week (actually it is only half the week that has passed)
Went for xray and blood test today, will see the doctor tomorrow to review the result and next course of action. I do hope and pray that the xray will show good improvement else i will haveto go do more test. However if the result is good, I will have to survive more weeks with pimples!!!
Jo has been a fighter and strong supporter. She been going and pushing. Glad that she is feeling positive now. I love her.
Vincent was so kind to call me and ask if I had 'retrenched' him from sending me to my appointment. He did not get any call from me so far this week. Actually I would not have the heart to 'retrench' him, I was actually feeling pretty bad about haveing to tax him and making Karen go to work early. Since the appointment this week was at 9.20am, I had planned to find my way there. However with Vincent's insistence and generosity, I relented and 'gave him back the job to send me to the doctor'. Thank You Vincent.
Had a few SMS from Ranga, Valerie, Vivienne and Edwin this week. it was good of them to keep in touch and check-up on me. I feel bad that I can't meet-up with them yet. Another old school/classmate, Joe Chin, came back from Canada, however due to schedules we have not been able to meet either but we did talk over the phone. Well I know now that even when we do not keep in touch all the time, friendship we have over the years survive the times. Thank you all for being friends and staying by to praying for me in your own ways.
Thank You for all the support and I strongly believe that I am able to manage these weeks without the side-effects of Chemotheraphy must be because of all the friends (most are already saints and some angels ) and family praying for me. Thank You again.
Went for xray and blood test today, will see the doctor tomorrow to review the result and next course of action. I do hope and pray that the xray will show good improvement else i will haveto go do more test. However if the result is good, I will have to survive more weeks with pimples!!!
Jo has been a fighter and strong supporter. She been going and pushing. Glad that she is feeling positive now. I love her.
Vincent was so kind to call me and ask if I had 'retrenched' him from sending me to my appointment. He did not get any call from me so far this week. Actually I would not have the heart to 'retrench' him, I was actually feeling pretty bad about haveing to tax him and making Karen go to work early. Since the appointment this week was at 9.20am, I had planned to find my way there. However with Vincent's insistence and generosity, I relented and 'gave him back the job to send me to the doctor'. Thank You Vincent.
Had a few SMS from Ranga, Valerie, Vivienne and Edwin this week. it was good of them to keep in touch and check-up on me. I feel bad that I can't meet-up with them yet. Another old school/classmate, Joe Chin, came back from Canada, however due to schedules we have not been able to meet either but we did talk over the phone. Well I know now that even when we do not keep in touch all the time, friendship we have over the years survive the times. Thank you all for being friends and staying by to praying for me in your own ways.
Thank You for all the support and I strongly believe that I am able to manage these weeks without the side-effects of Chemotheraphy must be because of all the friends (most are already saints and some angels ) and family praying for me. Thank You again.
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