Good news : My father in-law had a successful surgery removing the cancer at the colon. He is now recuperating and getting better by day. All our prayer is with him now and our hopes is that he will get well soon and recover from the surgery. The surgery took a long hour from 11.00 am to 6.30pm.
Bad news: The cancer has already spread to the liver and now in Stage IV. He has to undergo chemo after recovery.
I never had a close relatives with cancer before. I was being ignorance before this and thought that it could not happen to me or my closest. But now, I am awake and realize that this thing can happen to anybody and anytime. Current lifestyles has make it worst and what we consume are not healthy anymore. Awareness in our country is still low. Colon cancer is actually curable if detected in early stages. Detection is done by doing a colonscopy at health care center. Our problem is the cost to perform such procedure is costly and public awareness is non existense.
I do some research and find that surviving stage IV colon cancer is possible. But that is for overseas medical technology and awareness. Not sure with the survivor rate in this country. I hope that my father in-law can survive it! I care for him not less like my own father. He's the father of my husband. What more can i say..
Monday, February 25, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Unhappy Times
Past weeks was a period of unhappy time for me and my family. My dearest father in-law who was we thought were healthy as ever compared to others same as his age was diagnosed with colon cancer. At first, when first suspected, my in-laws family was keeping things positive that it might be early stages but i just kept my silence. Because you can never expect anything with cancer. It is in fact the silence killer.
My worst concern was in fact not baseless since he was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. He has to undergo surgery this 20th March 2008. And i think chemotherapy will follow. My sister in law's wedding have to be postponed with this bad news. I am going to be on long leave next week and I hope and pray that all will ends well. Please Pray for us to.
My worst concern was in fact not baseless since he was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. He has to undergo surgery this 20th March 2008. And i think chemotherapy will follow. My sister in law's wedding have to be postponed with this bad news. I am going to be on long leave next week and I hope and pray that all will ends well. Please Pray for us to.
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