I just got back from church tonight and some old friends were amazed to see me. I’m not sure if amazed was the right word but most of them knew that I am sick and during those “bad times” when I was in and out of the hospital, our church pastor would always ask the congregation to pray for my immediate recovery. I do believe in the power of prayers and I survived everything because a lot of concerned people took time to sincerely pray for my well-being. I have no words to describe the gratitude I feel towards them.

Everyone thought that I am looking good, I am not boasting or anything but since I am losing weight I do feel good and as far as I could remember this is the first time after being diagnosed with lupus (and after several years of taking steroids, undergoing chemo therapy and a lot of medication) that I actually feel good towards myself. I feel fine most of the time but this is the only time that I could say that I really feel great. Physically I know I am not in the best health as I want to be but I love my life right now. I am not sure though if this is where God wants me to be but I sure feel happy and somehow contented.

Lupus is an invisible disease. You can never really tell by merely looking at lupies that they’re sick and I doubt if they’ll ever tell you that they are but even though we feel terrible at times and sick most of the time. We don’t really look like it. Now, do I look sick?

Sharing some photos from my trip to Baguio a few weeks back…

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