Today, Mary bravely went for her first chemotherapy cycle. It was reasonably uneventful. Nurses were friendly and helpful, the people around were very nice, and the environment was calm. Being the first session, the drip was extended and diluted to allow the medical staff to see if there were any allergies or adverse reactions. Thankfully, she was comfortable and in good spirits, with no side effects so far. She even managed to have a bowl of porridge while doing chemo!

Both Douglas and Krystal were around to keep her company. Even though each patient is only allowed 1 visitor at a time, the staff were kind enough to allow 2. We will adhere to the rules the next 3 cycles so as not to make other patients uncomfortable.

She's now resting at home, and we pray that she doesn't suffer from the side effects too badly. We are also taking precautions not to have anyone infectious around her and over time her immunity will drop and being infected during this time is very risky. Lots of sanitiser and face masks!

Mary has been anxious about chemotherapy, and understandably so. Often we think of it as poison, and when we see cancer patients who are doing badly, we tend to relate chemotherapy to that.

Eventually, she still chose to do it despite being very reluctant because it helps to extend her life. We all believe it is the right choice and are doing all we can to support her. At 63, and with a successful surgery done, she has many more years ahead of her, hopefully cancer-free!

Please continue your kind encouragements, words of love and do help to share the fundraising campaign so that we can hit our goal!