So on Monday Iva began her chemotherapy. So far she has had some headaches, very mild nausea, and general fatigue. Nothing too bad. We are hoping this is the worst it gets.
She has been eating lots of pasta. Some hamburgers and hotdogs. She had a bit of a donut this morning as well. Crazy diet. But whatever makes her feel good is a great thing.
Iva still is not 100% sold on the idea that chemo is the right therapy. Healing through making you sicker is counter-intuitive, for sure. But really, when you have stage IV sarcoma, what choice is there?
We are just praying that in a few weeks when they do her re-staging, it will be shown that the "evil pharmaceutical companies" have it right. Where one decides to place one's faith is a personal choice. There is no real way of knowing if it is the right choice. But that is the whole concept of faith, right? Believing without seeing? Right now we have chosen to believe the chemotherapy drugs will heal Iva--that she will rise from this destruction of her body and live more of her life.
I'm sending lot of wishes to Iva. Hoping she will have faith for the "chemofight" even it seems counter-intuitive she has lot to fight for with all the means available. Thank you for keeping this blog. To let friends in longer distance to know what is going on.
ReplyDeleteWe, too, continue to pray that God will heal Iva completely. The gates of heaven are being stormed on Iva's behalf by friends and relatives of ours across the country. Faith can work miracles. We know this. We pray this for Iva.
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