So I went to the doctors today. He said all the aches and pains I am feeling are normal. Apparently my body has a heightened sense due to my immune system trying to get back to normal. So my body reacts to every foreign thing more so than before. Made me feel like superhero (although I look the part of villain- lex luther, apparently). That was good news. The blood work all came back normal. I stopped by the chemo ward to say hi to the staff. I try to do that whenever I am in the area. It's funny how some of the nurses react to seeing me. Nowhere else would the reaction of, "what the heck are you doing back?" can be taken as a positive. I tell them I am just visiting and a huge relief comes over their face. You can't fake that kind of reaction. Even as my last treatment was weeks ago, I continued to be amazed by the staff at the cancer clinic. I know it's their job but you can tell they truly care about how you are doing.
I ran into another patient that I met previously. Sandy and her support person Joanne. Sandy is halfway through her treatment and Joanne is her trusted friend. I told them that I was cancer free. They were ecstatic. In life, people are usually happy for you to a certain degree. Celebrating one's successes may also come with jealousy and a twinge of "why him and not me". Not so in the cancer world. There are so many people losing the battle that when you hear of someone winning one, it becomes personal. I felt the same way when I was in treatment and people came back to tell the nurses that they had been pronounced cancer free. It filled me with joy and gave me hope. I think that's what Sandy felt today. Hope that she would win her battle too. I told her that I would continue to pray for her and keep fighting. She fought back some tears and wished me best of luck. She was also pleased that my hair was beginning to grow back. She can't wait for hers to do the same.
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1
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