Since having my 3rd round of Immunotherapy last Wednesday, I have been having lots of uncomfortable symptoms: shortness of breath, lots of coughing, all day/night hot flashes, poor sleeps, poor appetite, etc. All those physical symptoms took a toll on my usually positive mental outlook. For the last few days, I was weepy and feeling like I was losing courage courage in my cancer journey.
Then my dear friend M came to visit me yesterday. She is the kindest, most generous person I have ever known. She was the one who drove me a fair distance for a 4AM MRI appointment. I have never experienced such generosity until then. Unfortunately, her mother also has been diagnosed with a serious illness last month. So she has been busy taking care of her mother and I haven't seen M very often recently. But she continues to reach out to me to see if she could help me in between her time with her mom.
When M visited me yesterday, I was very poorly. I could hardly walk and I was extremely nauseous. We ate together, I cried a bit, she encouraged me with her kind words. She saw that I was tired so she left within the hour.
After M left, I had a very restful 1 hour nap without any hot flashes. Last night I had the best sleep I have had in a week. This morning I had another very restful nap. The frequency of my hot flashes had slowed; the intensity of the hot flashes had subsided. My appetite has improved and so has my mental outlook.
I firmly believe that her short visit yesterday has helped me immensely mentally and physically. She is my Earth Angel. There are some special people in this world that are here to restore our faith in humanity. They are here to give us hope when hope seems to be fading away. I am privileged to have her in my life.
Do you have an Earth Angel in your life?
I am so very glad you have this friend in your life. Some people just know how to comfort and lift us up. That in turn reduces our stress and helps the whole body, I am sure. Thank you to M for being a comfort and a help to you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny! Yes I am indeed fortunate to have M in my life. I hope the positive trend continues!
DeleteWhat a gift. Yes we had a few earth angels when my sister, 33 years ago, was in a really horrific car accident. She was in hospital (with so much wrong it's too much to list here) for 18 months and in that time, people came and did the washing, mowed the lawn, made food, visited. Such generosity. Hope it last a long time for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your sister had such great support in her time of need. There are many heros amongst us.
DeleteYes! There are those, who simply by their presence, can convey deep caring and concern for us. Blessed indeed to have a friend like M. Prayers for you to up improve quickly and find peace,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your prayers. I hope to somehow repay M's kindness in the future. She has set such a great example for all of us.
DeleteGlad you have such good people in your life and glad that you are feeling better. You're in prayers.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Beverly! This cancer journey has shown me such a positive side of humanity that I would probably never had known.
DeleteI think that there are earth angels and it sounds like M was right there for you when you needed some support. Glad that you are feeling better since her visit. Prayers for you and your continued health improvement!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your prayers! I hope there are earth angels for everyone who needs them.
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