Beautiful Words

I was given orders by my TCM doctor to sleep early. So I have been trying but without much success. The last 2 nights, I rolled around quite a bit and was wide awake by 3am. The nurse at the oncology clinic said that it could be the steroids that they gave me to reduce nausea. A friend told me not to fight the insomnia and make the most of it. So here I am blogging after a failed attempt to sleep.

I thought I would do the easy thing this time round and just let you read some of the messages that I have been getting. Names removed to maintain confidentiality and I hope they don't mind me sharing their personal words.

This message came in as I gave in to insomnia tonight:

"Hi Tuck, Sorry to know abt your condition.  May God give you His grace n bless your road to recovery. Nth is impossible with God. He healed my mum of breast cancer in Aug 1995 while she was still an unbeliever. Her majong kaki friend went to pray for her when asked by my dad who was also an unbeliever at tt time. She got healed n my parents believed in the healing power of Jesus n went to church weekly fr then on. My mum also does her daily devotional faithfully n started to pray for pple. The first person she prayed for was her dentist who told her tt a pain tt she had wldnt go away. So my mum, as a patient, laid hands n just prayed a simple pray for her in the dental room. She got healed n it has been realised after praying for a few pple tt my mum has gifts of healing. Also, with a deformed womb due to two fibroid operations, I gave birth to my triplets at age 45. All r healthy n the pregnancy was almost a perfect one except for a pregnancy diabetes which went away after that. Again, nth is impossible with God. Keep the faith n keep thanking God for hvg already healed u while u are healing n u will be healed. I thanked God for a baby n he gave us three! God is good, all the time and all the time, God is good! Rgds fr Switzerland"

This from a dear friend who prays for me because he knows what it is like to deal with a long term illness:

"Ok tuck . I'm going to have my green tea with coconut oil. Then prayers with my mom. Then some light exercise. You rest assured. You are now safe in my prayers."

From a brave warrior who continues to march on despite a relapse:

"but when it does come again, you just deal with it and carry on. besides there are new medical breakthroughs all the time. To us, its just now a chronic illness. Just treat it everytime it comes."

This from an amazing lady who is teaching me to "build an alter of thanksgiving":

"Every morn in bed, I thank God that I wake uo in my own bed instead of the hospital bed. My fan is on, which means I have $ to pay my utility bills. Which also mean I got a job. Not enough dough to save but enough to meet my urgent needs. Well enough not to be trap in an isolation hospital room, well enough to eat most of the outside food. Thank you God for opening your gate of heaven & pour out your blessings on me. Then I go on to pray for u & those whom I say I will pray for."

There are so many more who are diligently praying for me. God is just pouring out His love from everlasting to everlasting. 

But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children— Psalm 103:17