I always tell my co-patients at the cancer support group that the results of tests are just on paper. It’s not on my body. There is hope! We will get well! And yet, when I am alone and in pain, I shed tears of hopelessness. I sometimes tell myself to give up the fight, to just rest in peace and stop all the tiring medical procedures. I am tired after 4 years of dealing with chemo and medical exams.

Yet, after praying, the spirit of God tells me to cheer up! It’s not a fight! It's a way to gain tickets to heaven! Life here on earth is happy and rewarding. The song goes—“Hoooo, Heaven is a place on earth…” should be a song I must be humming when I am in pain. And of course, my favorite theme song "I will survive". May I be able to continue inspiring other cancer patients to face death with cheerfulness and readiness to face the Lord. May I be able to do more good things and spread more love for all mankind in my own little way.

One thing I now realize is that we don't need to have cancer or any critical illness to give more time to prayer. We need not get sick to seek holiness and devote more time talking to God! The 24 hours a day is more than enough to show our gratefulness to God and cheerfulness to our fellowmen.

Let's continue to pray for one another and be one in praying that God may bring forth a natural cure for cancer and put chemotherapy and radiation in the world of oblivion! Amen!