Chevy’s Path to Complete Healing

God has been so good to me all these time. I passed the chemo cycles (done every 21 days) and the targeted theraphy in-between with flying colors. I would be in the hospital every Friday for 3 months. I will be in by 8am and depending on the treatment, would be out by noon or 5pm. Experiencing minimal side effects, I feel healthy and normal, strong enough to drive myself to the hospital. God provided me with good and ample veins that survived all the needle invasions thereby eliminating the need for a port-a-cath. [http://www.tirgan.com/portacat.htm]

I thank our Almighty God for the abundant blessings, and the continuous provision to support my treatment; for relatives and friends who took time out to visit; for foods received (hehehe!); for a loving family, and a caring mom.

I thank Him for all my prayer warriors.

I thank Him for this trial, for it has proven one thing - that families, differences and all, come in full force, unite, and offer help when needed.

I thank Him for this disease - for the way I am now (though I am not completely healed yet), showcases God's goodness and sovereignty.

I thank Him for though I am sick, I do not feel and look sick.

I thank Him for the chance to be a better person.

I thank Him for the life He's given me. I thank and praise Him for the lease extension He's given me. We hear of people passing away unexpectedly, yet here I am, very much alive despite the dreaded disease.

I thank Him for all that He has given me.

I thank Him for all that I am.

Dear Friends and Family,

I can't get over how good my dear sister looks!  Not only is she sporting a new 'do' (which is fantastic!) and a wonderfully relaxed smile, but she is so beautiful in ways that could only come from within. 

I thank the Lord daily for His wondrous blessings.  I don't know if I will ever be at the point where I can thank the Lord for this particular trial (I am working on it!), but more and more I am seeing His hand and acknowledging His sovereignty.

1 Peter 1:6-9

⁶In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. ⁷These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. ⁸Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, ⁹for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Cheryl

James 1:12 (NIV)

Dear Friends and Family,

There I was, just five days ago, against the beautiful backdrop that is Bear Lake (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado).  It is one of the happiest days of my life, as, standing there with my husband, I was filled with a great sense of awe and peace.  I have never seen anything as beautiful and majestic!  God, my Creator, the Creator of the universe, He created THIS!  I thought to myself, 'If this is earth, I wonder what heaven must be like!'  I was also filled with thoughts of my family, especially Chevy, and wished they could've been there to share that moment with me and David.  God's love is amazing!  All praises to Him for a wonderful PET scan result!  Chevy's cancer is still stable, with no progression.  She will continue to take the oral cancer drug, Tarceva, indefinitely.  She will have another PET scan in 3 months, and then another in another 3 months, and then every 6 months thereafter.  Your unwavering prayers for complete healing is greatly appreciated!  God bless you all!  One day, all of us that love and know the Lord will be united with Him in heaven where there will be NO SICKNESS!  Until that day, we press on...

Cheryl

Malachi 4:2 "....the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings..."

http://chevy.posterous.com

   

9/24 9AM Manila time
9/23 9PM Eastern time (DST)

Please pray for Chevy's PET scan as scheduled above.  We are expecting great results from our Almighty God!  God bless you all!

"...when this darkness breaks to light..."

WHILE I'M WAITING
(John Waller)

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait

I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait

I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord

"But until that day....we'll hold on to you always..."