AJ's hair had started falling off last week due to the six-days-twenty-four-hours-a-day chemo session she had about four weeks prior. She's a bit depressed about it but we try our best to cheer her up by telling her that she's very pretty with or without hair.I don't like seeing her looking this way, but I always tell myself that the chemo worked and her hair falling off is a sure sign that it did and if my niece would have to stay bald for the rest of her life but remain cancer free, then I am all for it. Besides, my niece is the prettiest and nothing can ever change that, period.
We were already able to collect five bags of blood to date, fifty five or so more to go. The Lord has been truly kind, merciful and gracious to us these last weeks, our hospital bills plummeted down to about P140,000.000 from its original amount of about P200,00.00 because of the blood donations and because we are still under RX Watch. The future is also looking brighter because there is a good chance that we will be approved by the Cancer Warriors Foundation by next month and its Founder, James Auste, has been helping us a lot by giving us so much valuable information on other foundations and new medicines. We found out through him that there is a new medication that effects even the cells that are resistant to Glivec.
Apart from AJ's continuing fever and flatulence, she's doing okay. We doubt she will be discharged from the hospital anytime soon but that's fine. Right now there is no place we would rather for her to be in than in the hospital where everything she needs, medical-wise, is just within immediate reach.
Please continue praying for AJ. We still need help, financial and/or otherwise, and we are also still looking for blood donors within the Manila area. You can get in touch with me via email at hazelrchua@gmail.com or call/text 0908-685-4240. Again, our sincerest and most heartfelt gratitude to all of those who have been in this journey with us these last weeks. Knowing that you are all praying for our dear AJ motivates us and helps make the pain we are going through more bearable. Those who have extended helping hands - financially, morally and in kind (blood donors), no words would suffice to express our gratitude. Again and again and again, we have no words except thank you Lord for bringing these people to our doorsteps and thank you everyone for your kind and compassionate hearts.
