Emergency

Last March 4, a Wednesday, I was rushed to the emergency room for heavy bleeding. We already called an ambulance, and it is unfortunate that my children had to witness all that. They didn't need to worry more than they already were. We are all learning how to deal with it, and I trust that all these experiences are teaching them to be tough as well as tenderhearted.

I never wanted to be brought to the ER because I wanted to avoid the procedures that would be done. My body had already gone through so much. But my stubborness didn't work this time. 

When I was already there, they did a blood test and more problems were discovered. My sodium and potassium level was so low! My oncologist said I was close to going into a coma. Scary! 

Once again, I was saved right on time. 

I don't remember if I was in pain but I was very restless the first night I was admitted. I couldn't find a comfortable position in the bed. I even leaned out of it. Good thing, Doods was there to catch me. 

The way they explained it was because my electrolytes were so low, I lacked moisture in my brain that I wasn't in my right senses. This sickness really does a lot to a person. That's why it's so important to be watchful and prayerful. 

I appreciate all the prayers around me. I feel I am being saved many times by the prayers of family and friends. Please continue to pray for me and my family. We are very grateful for this blessing in our lives.

It was March 6 when I was brought to the OR for a minor procedure - cauterization and ligation of the cancer site. Everything felt better after that. Doods was relieved that the site was smaller and I started to feel less pain. I am so thankful for the sincere concern of my doctors. God bless them. 

On our last day, after a very long sleep, I woke up feeling I was still in my dream. I gave Doods a hard time because I was so emotional and I was saying some pretty disturbing things. Again, I wasn't in my right senses. Having a chemical imbalance is pretty bad. A balanced nutrition is so important. I was so low in sodium that my oncologist already advised me to eat chips! Yay! Oh, how I missed Doritos! 

Now, I eat almost anything. Yesterday, I ate pork barbecue! Woohoo, happy dance! Anything but with cleansing - guyabano, pineapple and carrot juice, lemonade, calamansi, and lots of water. 

It was a Saturday when we left the hospital, but had to insist on it, we had to sign a waiver. I already got three packs of blood and a good amount of sodium and potassium infusion. I felt, what would be most helpful at that time was to be home and be with our kids. All these make up my healing. 

It felt so good to see our kids, to find out they were so responsible being home without us. 

I am so thankful for the people who surrounded us during that time, from those who stayed with our kids, made sure our home was well kept and our kids were safe, to those who assisted us in the hospital financially and helping us get settled there. 

We couldn't have done everything without the people around us. We are so grateful for all the help.