You Are Loved

February 2, 2020
February 3, 2020
 macfightsback
“You are loved.” is what a friend told me last year, as I was explaining a frightening chain of events last August. I felt like it came out of the blue. I was only describing medical complications related to my chemo. I was afraid. I did not say that. I did not talk about my emotions at all except to remark that I was having a tough time.

This friend is also a practicing physician in Integrative Medicine for Cancer and Palliative Care. What I had been hoping for was reassurance that everything was going to be alright (even if it wasn’t). Unfortunately, that did not happen. “You are loved” caught me by surprise. It came across sincere and caring. I reflected on it by considering the many people who have supported me through my life; family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, health care providers and sometimes even people I did not know who prayed for me. Silly as it may sound, I count my many loving pets over the years too!

Many of us believe in a supreme being. I do. I believe in 3, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. I am a Christian. I believe if someone believes in a Supreme Being that is a wonderful gift of Hope, Love and Peace. Otherwise, life can be a lonely, dark place especially in the face of a chronic disease like cancer. A Supreme Being is someone you can trust and lean on when times are tough and praise and thank when times are great.

Whoever is reading this today know, “You are loved.”
macfightsback
  • macfightsback

  • I worked as a registered nurse in Critical Care for over 35 years. I retired in 2017. I am single, never married. I have one sister, one brother and I am an aunt. I love animals and nature, especially cats. My Siamese cat, Tiger is my constant companion and joy. I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in July 2015. I received debulking surgery at that time. I have been through chemotherapy a total of 3 times. I am receiving it now for pulmonary nodules which popped up on my CT scan in April and an area under my left diaphragm which is also positive for cancer. This is my 2nd reoccurence. No symptoms with this reoccurence or the reoccurence I had in 2018. (See what I mean by MY SNEAKY CANCER ) ?

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