Thursday, May 28, 2009

A prayer to all Form 4 from Teacher Carey of Std 5

A prayer :
Father, thank you for being the light that guides these wonderful children. Help them to be open to your guidance and to trust that you
will lead them through all the choices they make."

MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU
MAY THE LORD KEEP YOU
MAY THE LORD MAKE HIS LIGHT SHINE ON YOU AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU.

Thank you for being the wonderful and loving children that you are and for teaching me patience and the chance to grow deeper in knowledge and in strength with the Lord.

God Bless you all.

Teacher Carey
Std 5

My Journey – Benadine Janas Alfred – Mother of Amos Form 4

First and for most, I would like to thank all parents, teachers, friends that are known and unknown to me and well wishers for offering me in prayer towards my recent recovery.
I would also like to thank the organizing committee – the form 4 teenagers for allowing me to share something about myself.
As some of you may have known the year 2007 till mid 2008 was the most testing moments of my life. Life was sailing before this until I was admitted for bilateral deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in Oct 2007. Just when I was about to go back to work after my cataract operation. I was asked to rest in bed but unfortunately by the 2nd week cellulites had set in and my left leg swell 5 times larger than the original size. My left abdomen was also swollen and I couldn’t move any part of my left body except my left arm. This kept me bedridden for 6 months. During this period I went into renal failure and dialysis had to be started in November 2007. Peritoneal dialysis was a better option for me but because of the prolonged fever the doctors were unable to start me on it.

During hemodialysis, I had about 25 pints of blood transfused as my hemoglobin level used to drop badly. I was admitted into ICU for close observation and ventilation because of poor oxygen saturation.
What I like to share here is, although it was a very tough moment for my family and me, we were able to overcome the trials because of the good support we had from friends, relatives and love ones. The caring team of Klang Hospital was equally wonderful in rendering their services. During this period, the one person that gave me courage was God Almighty and he is the reason for me being a survivor today.
Once again I would like to tell the children here that to have a sick parent and to be able to care for them is a blessing from God. You will be repaid abundantly. For that I am grateful to my husband Alfred, children Abraham, Anna, and Amos who were there around the clock for me. Thank you, peace, joy and happiness.

Yours Sincerely,
Bernadine Janas Alfred

Friday, May 22, 2009

My Mummy’s journey to fight Cancer by Odelia Benita Hippolyte, A Margaret Doraisamy Journey

In Psalms 39 verse 13-14 it says “For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mothers womb , I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made” And God’s greatest gift for me is my Mother Margaret Doraisamy and this is her testimony.
On February 2009, Mom turned 47, the first news she receive on her birthday was, when her Doctor, confirm that she was diagnose of Breast Cancer. In a single moment everything changes. She was shocked and fearful thought crash down like a flood. Cancer hit my mom out of nowhere, she was young and healthy and she certainly hadn’t anticipated this, and it was to late to get prepared now.
As my parents broke the news to the family and friends, it shocked everyone with sadness. Tears roll down and the only thing that runs in the mind of my mother was her family and we her children. She cried as much as she wanted and when the doctor told her “look this is not the end of the world” and mom decided to put herself together, thinking of God and living for her family, she started to put a positive thinking and got back to work the next day.
She was so touch by her office staff who started to offer up prayer for her, in 3 different races. The Christian, the Muslims, and the Hindus, and this gave her the confident that the God she worship, will carry the cross for her. She started to look at the big ‘C’ which is Christ who will overcome the small ‘c’ which is cancer.On February 27 mom underwent a surgery on mastectomy, prayer and vigil was offer up for her and God took care of everything, he was her provider, her counselor, her healer and her doctor, and his love was overflowing towards her. The surgery turnout well as she was back to normal and on her feet the next day, both young and old and even the small children prayed for mom, and God heard them all and brought mom back home after five days.

After the surgery, a month pass by and mom had to see the Oncology for the outcome, with result of her scan, she was informed that the cancer cell has spread to both her lungs and she was at stage 4. But mom’s faith was strong and she knew that God will take care of it. After 2 weeks she had a bone scan done, and it confirms that not even one cell of cancer have spread to her bones, and we thank God for his healing touch.

One day the BEC visited mom and prayer over her, and the message, she receive from God was, go for another scan, with the arrangement from the doctor mom, when for her 2nd scan. She waited patiently for hours for her results. When the result was handed over, she was shocked and broke down in tears to know that both her lungs was clear and not even one trace of cancer cell is in her body. She didn’t know how to thank this wonderful God who have healed and brought miracle to mom. His words to her was “think of life and you will have life” he carry her all the way in his shoulder and mould her to a new clay for he is the potter who knows what was best for mom, and she will be his living testimony
Today 23rd May 2009 mom have finished 3 cycle of chemo with God guiding her and I know that she will overcome the next 3 cycles. The God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
Amen.
Written by ; Odelia Benita Hippolyte
Form 4 Teenager Sunday School, St. Ignatius Church, PJ,