Day 2279 Singapore July 18, 2010 - 8.16 am

Nicole checked into Gleneagles Hospital this morning. She is now waiting for the doctors to arrive.

NIce time around the dinner table

We had the joy of sharing a nice meal with relatives from Canada and Mauritius.

Day 2278 Singapore July 17, 2010 - 10.38hrs

Nicole will undergo surgery tomorrow Sunday July 18 in the morning.

The latest CT scan reveals that there is a 13 cm cyst located in the lower abdomen that needs to be removed. According to Dr Ngoi, the surgeon, it will be an extensive surgery. Surgery will start at 10.00 am.

We pray that the surgery will be a success. We put our trust in God.

Day 2245 Singapore June 14, 2010 - 20.59 hrs

After a terrible period of side effects, Nicole felt better and could enjoy this last week. Chemo was postponed to today as I was traveling to Mauritius.

Today we got the blood test results - We are so grateful to God - the CA markers are down.

CA 15.3 is down from 76 to 39.2, normal is under 25

CA 19.9 down from 41 to 32.0 normal is under 39, so it is now within normal range

CA 125 from 78.9 down to 28.9 normal is below 35 so this is also within normal reading.

Dr karmen Wong recommended another chemo round which Nicole did today. Dr Wong is also suggesting that we space the chemo session at four weeks interval instead of three. She is of opinion that it would not be worth it to have surgery. She would like to get Dr Ngoi opinion after the fourth chemo session and a CT scan. This will be in mid July.

We are all very happy with the progress so far and can only be thankful to all of you for your prayers and support. God has again blessed us, having heard His servants.

Day 2224 Singapore May 24, 2010 - 23.33 hrs

Nicole is feeling better today. She has been with a nasty flu - temperature up to 39 degree celsius and coughing a lot. She later developed a sore throat. We contacted Dr Wong who prescribed an antibiotic and today Nicole consulted Dr Wong as she was still having a sore throat. Dr Wong prescribed medication for coughing and sore throat.

I hope she will have a better night.

Her cousin who is in treatment in Singapore had a first chemo session last Wednesday. He is still feeling the side effects. Hopefully the situation will improve and he will regain his appetite. More important we pray that the chemo destroys the cancer cells.

We have started to have a mixture of raw fruits, blended together, taken between meals. This is a protocol used by someone who apparently has been able to cure himself from cancer. Nicole is also taking more juices of carrot and apple for detox.

We continue to pray, thanking God every day for the gift of life. We are grateful for such a gift.

Another day ends.

Day 2216 Singapore May 16, 2010 - 23.33

The side effects of chemo drugs can be debilitating. Since yesterday, Nicole has been feeling their effects. No appetite and although she makes an effort to eat, the food is tasteless. She was also feeling tired and depressed.

We hope these side effects will diminish soon. Based on the first cycle, it will take at least until Tuesday for her to feel a little better. The good news is that she can feel that the size of the tumor is smaller. This is the encouraging news and keeps her motivated.

We stayed home today with Nicole trying to rest. Most probably she will stay home tomorrow too.

Nicole is trying to follow a diet according to a certain Dr Tom Wu. It is based on taking fresh fruits and vegetables that have been broken down in a blender into a smooth paste. Apparently Dr Wu was found with lung cancer but he followed a diet that he invented and has been able to survive his illness.

Being ill with cancer is not easy. One always live with the fear that one has not much time to live, as most conventional doctors treat cancer as a terminal illness. These doctors give chemo as a palliative, just to buy some time for the patient. We have learned and continue to learn that we have to manage this disease in an unconventional way, use conventional therapy when absolutely needed like now to treat the tumor, but use supplement methods like enzyme therapy, vitamin C, juicing, detox, eating live food and avoiding meat, diary products and sugar. But most important is the spiritual, Believing in God's creation - the ability of the body to heal itself. God has created man with a healthy body and the necessary ability to heal itself. We need to have trust in God and in the body's ability to heal itself.

Another day ends. We are thankful to God for His gift of life.

Day 2213 Singapore May 13, 2010 - 17.55 hrs

Nicole had her blood test results today before having the second chemo treatment.

The treatment is producing positive results. The cancer markers are down:

CA 15.3 from 147 to 76.2

CA 19.9 from 102 to 41.1

CA 125 from 669 to 78.9

Both Dr Karmen Wong and us praised God for this terrific result. Dr Karmen Wong mentioned that it is a miracle that Nicole is able to live life so fully. I guess she wrote her off more than 2 years ago. This shows that doctors do not know the work of God. Only God knows when a person's time is over on this earth and the time has come to go back to the Creator.

We continue to pray for God's blessings and we are so grateful to Him for being alive and have so much love from so many persons. We ask for prayers for Nicole, the Indian couple that we met and for the cousin of Nicole.