So yesterday was my second chemo treatment... there have been so many incredible miracles and moments...Unlike my first chemo treatment which went quite smoothly, I had a bad reaction to the chemo I was being given. It was so scary.. in a moment I got dizzy and just felt terrible.. i held my mom’s hand really tightly and called out to the nurse who stopped the chemo temporarily and then after dripping some saline into me, she started it again. This time I was okay but I started to get some skin sensitivity and rashes. The nurse couldn’t give me anything else so she asked me to just try and manage. I remember leaning back in my chair and just quietly asking God for strength to tolerate the treatment... a silent cry at a desperate moment... in a couple of minutes I found myself fast asleep. I know that God was answering my desperate prayers by letting me rest and just sleep through one of the worst ordeals of my life. I slept for 1.5 hours and it was amazing. I woke up rested with no rash or itching and the chemo going through okay. I met a wonderful new friend who’s chemo schedule seems to match mine and was able to encourage her in her faith and share a Bible with her. Had wonderful talks of faith with a 70 year old Serbian lady who is getting her 7th chemo treatment and her son in law who was wiping away tears as he spoke of her suffering. We had the privilege of having the chaplain pray with us and the joy of friends who visited and prayed with us. And we are hoping to connect with and pray with and share faith with many more in the hospital who are in need of encouragement and faith at a time of despair in their lives. Miracles and light at a time when i feel so weak and so lost. Is this why Jesus said so confidently:”my grace is sufficient for you, my strength is made perfect in weakness” and he lived to demonstrate this in his own life. These are pictures of dinner with amazing friends after my chemo treatment...having lost most of my hair, I just got a buzz cut and am wearing a hat here!! And pictures of some of the amazing flowers I have been blessed with!! #wheniamweakheisstrong #unexpectedmiracles https://www.instagram.com/p/BtpiqbVFxNt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1up03byk1tntu
