Dear All,
Listener wants to emphasize the followings:
1. Please SMS or call Carmen BEFORE you visit.
2. CaCa's blood count will be low. If you are sick and/or not feeling well, or recovering from illness, please DO NOT visit her. Your love and prayer support are appreciated.
Thanks for your attention!
Blessings,
Listener.
August 5, 2014.
Cass's was having a rough morning, she didn't get much sleep last night due to the pain on her back. Her doctors are looking for other ways to control her pain. They will do a P53 Genetic test on her soon. Hopefully they will find out more about Cass's cancer as her situation is very rare at Sickkids. Dr. Hopyan, who was her surgeon when she was 7, came and talked to Cass about the possibility of doing the surgery to remove the tumours on her spine and use surgery to ease the pain. But he said all of them were not good options for her. There's no way he could do the surgery on her as there are more than many lesions which they were 360 degrees all around the spine. They are hoping that chemo and radiation will be able to control the growth of the tumours so that she will have some quality time to do things she likes to do.
Cass is going home tomorrow to rest before her next cycle of chemo. Hopefully she will have some good rest and recovery from chemo and radiation before her next cycle of chemo in about 2 weeks.
Please make sure you call or SMS Carmen before you go visit Cass as her blood count will drop and may not be good for her to see many people.
Again, thank you so much for your prayers and support. Please continue to pray for her. God bless!
August 4, 2014.
Dear all,
During
the long weekend of the Civic holiday, Cassidy and I enjoyed some quiet
time in Sickkids. She said to me this morning:"If you don't bother me, I
will allow you to stay one more night." I know that she wanted me to
stay with her. Sadly I said:"Sorry hon, daddy needs to work tomorrow. I
can't stay here overnight." Then I gave her a homemade cake in exchange
for her happy face.
Life is short and
fades away quickly. Is it only when we are faced with death that we
learn to care? Thank God our family accepted Christ as our Saviour, and
we know that we have hope whether we see an exit or not. When we cry:"My
God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" You say:"Come to me, all you
who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Yes, you're
willing to take the yoke with us; who shall separate us from the love of
Christ?
Thanks to the brothers and
sisters who prayed hard for Cassidy. May the fire of the Holy Spirit in
your hearts never cease, but pray not only for us; pray for those with
unmet needs, pray for the leaders, and pray for the pastoral staff.
Although we can't join you in pray at this moment, our hearts are close
by in Christ. May the fire of the Holy Spirit revive us and make the
Church of Christ a praying church. Amen!
公
民日的長週末，當其他人享受著悠長假期時，我在Sickkids享受著與Cassidy單獨共處的好時光。她今早對我說：「如果你不煩我的話，我准許你今
天晚上陪我。」我知她很想我在醫院陪伴著她；我無奈地說：「對不起，daddy明天需要工作，今晚不能留在醫院了。」望著她一臉落寞，唯有送上已準備好的
homemade蛋糕(thanks to Catherine)，換回她的笑臉。
人
生苦短，當我們以為來日方長的時候，生命其實不斷的損耗掉，難道要在死亡逼近時才懂得珍惜嗎？感謝神讓我們一家認識了耶穌基督，讓我們知道人生充滿盼望，
縱然前面是漆黑一片，看不見出路、更加看不見光；當我們呼喊：「我的神，我的神！為甚麼離棄我？」祢說：「凡勞苦擔重擔的人可以到我這裏來，我就使你們得
安息。」是的，主耶穌願意和我們同負一軛，有甚麼能令我與基督的愛隔絕呢？
弟兄姊
妹，感謝你們懇切為Cassidy祈禱，願聖靈之火在你們心中永不熄滅，不單為我們祈求，也為有需要的弟兄姊妹祈求、為教會的領袖祈求、為傳道人祈求⋯⋯
雖然我們暫時不能與你們一同禱告，但我們的心在基督裡仍能如此地貼近。願復興之火燒遍眾教會，願基督的教會成為禱告的教會，阿門！
In Christ,
Andy
August 3, 2014.
Love pouring down.....friends and families sending her lots of love...
She was so happy to see her school friend, Fiona from Northlea as most of them were on vacation or summer camp. She was taking pictures with all her little cousins with her Polaroid camera and treasure every pictures so much she was so afraid that mama would not keep them in a safe place.
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| Cass & Fiona |
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| Cass & Cousin |
Pastor Rob and Rebecca came, last night, to sing a Taylor Swift song to cheer Cass. Then we asked for more songs. He sang us two hymns. Then, Cass gave him a smile and said he should stick with the Christian songs. Thanks for cheering us with the hymns...for not only did you lift her up a bit but also Gor Gor, Papa and Mama. She was very upset that she was not able to eat much and not able to really chew the food.
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| Christian Song Singers |
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| Can't eat the treats :( |
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Caca had finished her first cycle of chemo yesterday. Today is her 2nd radiation treatment and
will finish the cycle in 3 more days, i.e. 5 times in this cycle.
She is vomiting a lot and not feeling well
after radiation. However, she's still happy to see her friends and just stayed up a
bit to chat with them.
Please continue to pray for Cass and she needs
your prayers support!
Caca was very sad and upset after the radiation. She hit herself so hard a few times to express her frustration. I told her that not only I felt the pain as well, but I also knew that she's really in pain physically and mentally. We both cried hard this time. There were so much going on today and she was in pain and was vomiting so badly while she was sent back and forth between Sickkids and Princess Margaret. It appeared that all the medications were not done on the right timing. Thankfully, thank you so much for the cupcakes...the cupcakes had really calmed her down and made her feel better when we gave her the cupcakes. Thank you Matthew Gor Gor for getting her those pretty cupcakes, Edith E E's for the homemade super soft cupcakes, Auntie Connie for the colourful treats and Concy EE's happy face chocolate and "God loves Cassidy" cookie even she was not able to eat much...I believe she felt your love and care.
She will continue on the chemo at midnight and will do the 2nd radiation tomorrow at about 9:30 a.m. It's so hard and very unrealistic for her to feel well with all the medications and treatments that she is receiving now. Further, it'd become harder and harder for her to eat after chemo and radiation. I pray that God's peace be with her. She will seek for God's help by herself whenever she feels pain and sad. May God's comfort be with her always. Amen.
It's a very tough day for Cass and Mama Carmen!
Cass was happy to have a radiation buddy! :)
An email from papa Andy few days ago. Many had read, i missed the posting.
Dear all,
七年來，Cassidy每天都要面對生活上的難題，就好像穿衣服、上洗手間這些日常生活必需的事情，對她來說，都不是容易的事，總要花點心思、加點努力，但她都一一的克服了。她要付出比常人雙倍的努力去應付日常生活，怨言雖是有的，但她總能樂觀地面對。因她知道主耶穌拯救了她。
我想，壞的日子總算過去了。正在她要享受她的青春年華的時候，壞消息接腫而來，癌細胞擴散程度連醫生亦束手無策。她正走在生命的盡頭上！
慈愛的神啊！求祢垂聽一個極度悲痛的父親的祈求，我深信天堂是最美好的地方，為信祢的人存留。若祢要讓Cassidy安息在祢懷裡，不用再經歷地上的痛苦，懇求祢，將我也帶去！存留在地上，只不過雖生猶死，我不願意再留在這個被罪惡扭曲、充滿苦難的世界上，可以嗎？
「耶和華啊，求你可憐我，因為我軟弱。耶和華啊，求你醫治我，因為我的骨頭發戰。我心也大大地驚惶。耶和華啊，你要到幾時才救我呢？耶和華啊，求你轉回搭救我！因你的慈愛拯救我。因為，在死地無人記念你，在陰間有誰稱謝你？我因唉哼而困乏；我每夜流淚，把床榻漂起，把褥子濕透。」神啊，求祢聴我的哭求，求祢醫治Cassidy，願我和我家，作祢的見證！
弟兄姊妹，星期三晚上八點，是教會的祈禱會，懇求你出席，為教會守望，為Cassidy祈禱。我們一家也會在Sickkids一同禱告。願神得著當得的榮耀，阿門！
In Christ,
Andy
We back from PMH. They did a CT scan and a mask for her. Will go back again at 6pm to do the radiation on her for both her month and spine. She's really in pain and just gave her more morphine. I am so tired!
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The surgeon is performing the biopsy on her mouth tumor right now. It seems Cass has the emergency to do the radiation. The doctor is not sending her to do the MRI & wait again. She will be sending to Princess Margaret to do the radiation right after. Please pray for her,please!
As what I know for now. They are starting her radiation on her for 5 treatment for 5 day starting today. We don't know much about radiation as the doctors are too rush to explain anything.
Please continue to pray.
Cassidy likes to have visitors. She's most conscious during 11:00 am - 2:00 pm period. She is joyful especially to see her friends.
Nevertheless, please try letting Carmen knows, via emails, SMS, Messengers etc, before you go visit so as to make sure they are not away for treatment, examinations, etc. Thank you. :)
The doctors are very concerned about Cassidy and want to keep her for the weekend. The tumour in her mouth has gotten visibly larger, so they want to to see if the tumours on her back are growing as well. The doctors will do biopsy on her mouth tumour and an MRI for both her mouth and her back tomorrow. If the doctors think there is an emergency, they will start the radiation on the weekend; if not, they will start the radiation next Tuesday.
Prayer meeting at Church tonight. We are with you, Caca, Aaron, Carmen and Andy.
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| Prayer meeting at Church |
Please pray fervently for the effectiveness of Chemo during these 5 days so as not to get worse in the physical condition! Caca needs your prayer support! We will have prayer meeting, at Church, tonight at 8pm. Come and join us.
The doctor indicated that the plan, after these 5 days, would be to start the next treatment cycle on August 18 provided that there're sufficient blood counts. Side effects could show more during the following 2 weeks at home. Pray that side effects are minimal.
Please, God, please help Caca with Your mighty healing hand! Improvement and control of the tumours, not to get worse. Your will be done!
It's a day with overwhelming information.
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| Caca and Phoebe Je Je |
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| Fell into sleep |
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| Friendship & love |
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| This one probably speaks for Caca's "Quality of Life" |
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| Papa Andy praying with Caca |
Cassidy's prognosis is not good, as there are more lesions found in Caca's Bone scan. On top of the one in her month and on t spine, there are One in sacrum, one in ilium, and many tiny one throughout the spine. Doctor recommended her to start Chemo ASAP to control the tumor growth. We don't know if the chemo will work or not, she might need other treatments if chemo doesn't.
Caca's treatment goal has changed from curative to palliation approach meaning all treatments will be for local control only. She will have a support group from palliation team to ensure her quality of life is achieved.
It is devastating to be told by the doctor that even if Chemo works this time, the cancer will come back again, Caca might have a cancer free period between 6-12 months. There are still many unknowns at this point and the doctor cannot give us many answers as Caca's case is very unique to them. We can only take things one step at a time and hope Caca can fight through this just like she did 7 years ago.
Prayers items:
1. Thank God for having Papa Andy to lead the family with God's word and sharing as well as the unity of the family in praying together fervently.
2. Thank God for the prayer support of you all.
3. Please continue to pray for the grace and mercy of God in leading the physicians in looking after Caca.
4. Pray that God's peace and comfort be with the family especially Caca at this different time.
5. Pray that God to grant them strength in facing such a situation, and that with God's will to lead the way of Caca and the family.
6. Pray that the pain of Caca is minimal.
