Just like a traitor.
A few weeks ago, my family and I heaved a sigh of relief after Nana's mastectomy because the test results showed that she didn't have cancer.
Then Nana took some other tests after the operation. Results showed that she has breast cancer. Stage 2.
And just like a traitor, this illness came out, hitting us all in the gut.
We learned about it on Tuesday when we went to SGH to see her specialist. As Nana and I walked away from the hospital, I kept telling her "Na, gagaling ka. Gagaling ka." She was so shocked. She looked like she didn't understand what was going on.
The doctor said she has to go on chemotherapy. However, we've been hearing a lot of other feedbacks that Stage 2 breast cancer can still be cured without going through chemo.
We are going to get a second opinion. I am now asking around here if anyone knows a doctor that we can talk to. The doctor that Nana has now is so apathetic that he didn't even bother making Nana understand what she is going through and what her options are. Hay, iba pa rin talaga pag Pinoy ang doctor. Iba pa rin talaga mag-alaga ang Pinoy, period.
Nana wants to go home. I agree with her. Singapore, they say, has better treatment facilities. But I believe that there are doctors and hospitals in the Philippines that are good too.
Besides, healing is faster when you are close to your loved ones.
I have a lot of faith that Nana will overcome this and that she will be better. I may pray harder now, but I've never, never, never doubted my faith. I may, at one point, ask why this has to happen to her, of all people. But that's it. I never doubted His healing hand. He has given me and my family a lot of miracles and I am sure He will continue to do so.
Please continue to pray for Nana. That she may be healed and that she may stay strong.
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Hi Chie, my family is offering a mass on Sunday for Nana's swift recovery. Please tell Nana that wag sha mag alala, lahat kami naniniwala na kaya nyang labanan ang lahat ng ito. No doubt about it.
I agree that you should ask for a second opinion. According to Tony, mas magagaling daw ang doctor sa Pinas. And madami na din namang hospitals na maganda ang facilities. We are not the medical tourist destination for nothing. There's Asian, st. Lukes, Medical City.
Let me know how I can help.
Thanks, Tins. Thanks for the mass, the prayers, the support. Don't forget to see Nana when she goes home to the Philippines. I think it's really time for her to go home...
ofcourse, chie. I will definitely see her when she gets back. Yeah, time for Nana to go home and get her much deserved rest.
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