E DON SET OOOO!!!!! IT'S GOING DOWN!!

My husband loves to sing (I've told him not to quit his day job).  He can make a song out of anything .  I'm loving the song (chant) he's been singing for the past day.

 

It's going down! What you wanna do? It's going down, down, down;

Nothing's gonna stop us now!

You best believe that I was behind him hopping and two-stepping while he was singing because for real, for real; IT'S GOING DOWN!!!

 

Today is May 5th, 2014 and the last leg of the journey of phase 2 is coming down to the wire.  Last bus-stop, the train is pulling into the station, please prepare for landing!  YES!!!! As of today, 5 more radiation treatments are left! It is amazing! God is awesome! And yes, I can truly say that it went by quickly.  The first week was a drag. My mind was heavy, my soul was not at rest; but through the everlasting grace of he who died for me and set me free, the one whose banner over me is love, the one whose tender mercies are brand new every morning, the one whose faithfulness unto me I do not deserve; has carried me and shielded me. Alleluia!

 

I under-estimated the side-effects of radiation compared to chemotherapy. Being in the health field and having worked with patients who have undergone chemo, I was prepared for the worse with chemo but God let me know that I can prepare myself all I want, he has the final say.  I had some rough patches, but sailed through it victoriously.

For radiation, I "knew" it would be a breeze, I had the whole thing figured out. Yeah right!! My left side; upper chest wall area, breast, armpit is charred. Literally charred.  The skin is burnt,  It is black from being burnt.  It is painful.  I am thankful for "okuma" (natural Nigerian shea butter), eucerin cream, aquaphor ointment, cold gel packs and cold aloe vera gel.  

 

I'm tired, I've experienced fatigue as never before, the body is constantly exhausted.  I sleep all night, wake up in the morning and I'm still tired.  ABEG!! WETIN BE THIS KIND SOMETHING???? Ain't no one got time for this!  Fatigue leave me please and be banished!!! Mscheww!!

This chick ain't got time for this.  Treatment is almost done, it is time to start rehabilitating my body!  The social season has started, it's time to party to be joyful, to dance. I've got a busy calendar. I gotta live life!

 

But in all things, you best believe that I AM PRAISING ANYHOW!!! I am joyful, I am happy, my mind is right, I am surrounded and blessed by wonderful family & friends. My community has fortified me; "ONYE NWERE MADU, KA ONYE NWERE EGO" (the person who has people, is greater/better than the person who has money). I cannot stop expressing my gratitude to all of you for supporting me through prayers, kind words, visitations, food, money; LOVE! The love that Christ has given you all to give has not failed.  It has not failed, I say IT HAS NOT FAILED! I feel the love daily and it carries me through.

 

Yes, there has been personal growth.  Yes, there has been spiritual growth. Yes, there is new found appreciation for the things that life brings at me.  But I am a testimony that God is faithful, his promises are true, he never fails, he never lets us down. 







"DO NOT BE AFRAID OR DISCOURAGED, FOR THE LORD WILL PERSONALLY GO AHEAD OF YOU. HE WILL BE WITH YOU; HE WILL NEITHER FAIL YOU NOR ABANDON YOU." DEUTERONOMY 31:8 NLT

 

AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE HE WILL NEVER GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN BEAR!

 

Be blessed today, you are shielded, you are covered.  Thank you as always for reading, but thank you even more for being you and for being with me.  God bless.

 

Psst! You know now, don't forget to check your breasts!

 

Chidinma