I’m in Remission! My PICC line is out. 💛
Thank you everyone who have supported me and praying with me in this journey. I appreciate you all. I’m just a bit emotional that I have come this far, it’s because you stayed with me. 🥹
New life. New me. New beginning. 👩🏻🎓
Praise God! For the strength you have given me. 💫
I can now focus on getting better. Nice and slow 💛
11/8/25 is my last round of chemo. It’s been a long and painful 6 months of treatment. The unbearable side effects of chemo will still linger for weeks, months, years. It might be temporary or permanent.
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There’s nothing like “going back to normal”. I just learned how to live my life while surviving at the same time.
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Being diagnosed with cancer, after my daughter’s cancer treatment changed my view in life. I learned how to slow down, be humble, appreciate and thankful of what I have, I am more closer to God, my FAITH become stronger.
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Instead of asking myself “why me?” I always remind myself “I’M THE CHOSEN ONE”. Because I am strong and capable of overcoming challenges.
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The hospital stays, procedures, biopsies, bronchoscopy, cancer treatment and its side effect, malignant pericardial effusion, medications, memory issues, neuropathy and lots more. — I still can’t believe that I been through all that.
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I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported me, pray for me, and stayed with me through this difficult times.
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I may not be the same like before, but I am BETTER, STRONGER AND FIRM than yesterday.
Please pray with me for a favourable result of my CT Scan 25/8/25 and hoping for no more treatments!💫
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." ~ Isaiah 41:10
I had my Day 15th infusion of AVD (4th cycle) Monday, still feeling my low days. But it cheers me up Tala’s MEI Result.
Tala’s 3 monthly MRI.
Tala did well today! And Thank God, Tala’s MRI is stable, No Evidence of Disease. She’s been referred to the Physio’s for her limping.
Thank you everyone, for praying with me. 💫
Yesterday, I noticed that Tala is limping. But it didn’t get better overnight. We went to Starship Emergency today, to get her check out before having my chemo Tomorrow. Because it really bothers me, one of her symptoms before she’s diagnosed with brain cancer is limping. She had blood test and xray today from hip bone to leg. Xray show’s nothing, and bloods are normal.
She have 3 monthly MRI on the 18th of June. And I’m just praying and hoping that everything is normal, stable and no evidence of disease.
Please I’m asking everyone to Include my Daughter to your prayer. And pray with me, my daughter is just starting her life, and enjoying being just a child.
Thank you everyone who messaged me, i may not responding but I have read all your messages.
Just getting ready myself for my chemo Tomorrow, while thinking about my daughter, I need to get well for her. 🙏🏻💫
I’m one of the living testimony that our God is Real. My faith saves me, my faith let me conquer all this trials. I didn’t give up, but indeed I have been closer to God. 💫
I have spoken to my Dr. and she said I’m in 100% Complete Remission. After 2 cycles of ABVD, I am free from Lymphoma.
From Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
10cm Mediastinal Mass
3cm Lung Left Upper Lobe Mass
Hipbone Mass
To Cancer Free!!
I will continue to finish the remaining 4 cycles, they have removed the Bleomycin because it’s very toxic to the Lung, and will have AVD.
I know for sure, that God gave me this experience to speak and share to the world that even how many times you stumble and fall. You will still find this strength of yours to continue. To keep living, to still find something to be thankful in life.
Thank you God, Doctors, Nurses, all the medical and support staff, my family, my kababayan’s, my friends, my followers to everyone who supported me from Tala’s Brain cancer journey, to my cancer journey,
Thank you. 💛
On 7/4 my Neutrophils looks good, and I had my chemo the same day. It’s my birthday, my healing day. Now I’m feeling the side effects of chemo. Just getting rest as much as I can. And trying to get better and manage the side effects.
Thank you for all your supports and prayers. 🙏🏻
After my 4th round of chemo I’m going to have my Petscan to see if the treatment is responding well.
Last week, I had a swollen arm and my haema Dr. recommends doing ultrasound on my arm where my PICC line is, to see if there were any blood clots.
2/4 my Haema Dr. called me to let me know that my neutrophils is low, and ask me to get a shots of GCSF before I start my Chemo the following day, I had a blood test too.
3/4 I had my Ultrasound on my arm, and thanks God that it’s negative from blood clots. 🙏🏻
Supposed to be my 3rd round of Chemo. Blood test shows low neutrophils (0.4) after 2 shots of GCSF.
My Chemo will be delayed, I need to have daily shots of GCSF for the next 4 days. I need to go back Monday at Middlemore to get a bloodtest, and if bloodtest comes back normal I will be having my chemo the same day. — It will be my birthday on Monday! Yay 🤗
Thank you for all the prayers and support! I appreciate you all 💫
After my first round of Chemo, I have been in and out from the hospital. Due to chest pain and severe abdominal pain. I had a lot of testing, I started a new medication for my pericarditis (fluid around the heart) when I got admitted for chest pain. I got discharged after 3 days. But after few days I got admitted again due to severe abdominal pain which keeps me awake at night. I have been admitted for 3 days, I had ct scan which shows that I’m constipated. And the medication I was advised to stop the additional medication for my pericarditis which contribute for my abodominal pain They found a scarring on my spine which they will monitor it.
Since I got discharged I feel much better. And I can able to eat because my mouth sores is healed before I start my 2nd round of chemo. I eat as much as possible to regain some weight before my chemo.
20/3 2nd round of chemo. It went well, apart from feeling fatigue and sleepiness after the infusion. Same thing happened from the first cycle.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who extends their kind support. My sister and my auntie from the Philippines is now here with me to support me as well on my journey beating this disease. I can now focus on getting better.
Thank you VERY MUCH! I really appreciate everyone for you kind support, for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers.
May God bless you and your family, and bless you with good health! 💛
Love,
Melody x
Hi Everyone,
on 6/3
I had my PICC line procedure, and another heart ultrasound.
I had my first cycle of ABDV. After the first infusion of Doxorubicin, I felt tired and went to sleep. Nurse wakes me up that all the 4 chemo drugs are done. Went back in my ward and back to sleep until 8pm.
The following day, I’m glad that I can be discharge. Because my husband called me that Tala “Yenyen” is vomiting at my MIL’s house. She got the same bugs like Nicko’s.
I took taxi ride to go home and get my car, I pick up my kids and went home. She cannot tolerate her NG feeds, I replace it with pedialyte to keep her hydrated.
Please pray with me. 💛
Thank you and God bless everyone 🙏🏻
Thank you everyone for all your kind support, encouraging messages and prayers.
Just a short timeline for the past 2 weeks
19/2 I had my lung function test - Normal
25/2 Pet Scan to see what areas are affected, and to complete the staging
26/2 1st Dental procedure
1/3 Cardiac Investigation (heart ultrasound) - Normal
3/3 2nd dental procedure
4/3 Met with my haematology team, and we discussed that I’ll be starting my chemo on 10/3. My regimen is ABVD
Today at 4am I sent my son to MMH ED because he got sick, fever, diarrhoea and vomiting. While they are assessing his condition. I suddenly have chest pain which is more painful than usual. Nurse asked me if I want to get check as well. I said— yes.
My son got viral illness and Gastro.
I had Chest X-Ray, bloodtest, ECG and heart ultrasound.
The heart ultrasound I got 4 days ago came out normal. But today, the result came out unexpected.
I have fluid in my heart which cause by Lymphoma.
My Dr’s told me I need to get admitted for further test and monitoring. And I will have my Chemo ASAP. Maybe tomorrow or the next day.
I will have PICC line inserted too.
And a CT scan to see if I have any blood cloths on my lungs.
I think there’s a purpose that why my son got sick, and that before I pass exit 444 I made a choice of going to MMH instead of starship.
I’m still thankful that I’m in the right place, to get treated.
Thank you everyone! Please pray with me. 💛
