A Moment in Sarcoma from Lucilla
l GIST · Moments in SarcomaHong Kong, China
I was diagnosed with GIST in February 1998. I thought it was a miracle not to have to undergo chemotherapy after surgery. Five years later, after having many symptoms of different diseases, a CAT scan showed the cancer was back and it was much, much bigger than the first time. The surgeon did not give me much hope. I cried because I thought I just had few months to live. Thank God, I had two angels (two generous young women) who gave me hope, friendship, love, tenderness and wonderful assistance, night and day during my time in the hospital. I wasn’t alone. God was with me through them. My family was also around me — my only daughter (I have three boys) was comforting and supported me and, of course, my dear husband. Thanks to them, I was able to pass through the challenges and keep going, accept having cancer, start Gleevec, get better little by little and face my third surgery.
I’m a very happy person, happy to be alive. I appreciate everything. I try to live a normal life even though I cannot do the same things I used to do. I celebrate every birthday. I’m lucky and I’m blessed. I have wonderful doctors who take care of me; many people around the world pray for my health, what should I ask more? Of course, everyone would like to live till 100 years but the quality of my life is much better compared to those who have good health and money and do not appreciate the gift and the good things they have. I thank God for the wonderful friends I have found in Association GIST with whom I share my experience, my hopes, anguish and successes. I’m grateful for the life that God is giving me.
Lucilla’s Moment in Chinese
我在1998年2月發現患上Gist，手術後奇跡地不用化療。五年後，我再有很多患病的象徵，在接受索描後，証實癌症復發，而且瘤腫比第一次大得多，醫生也沒有給我太大希望。我痛哭因為我想只剩下數個月壽命。
感謝天主，有兩位天使給我希望、友情、關心、呵護及幫助，日夜在醫院照顧我。我並不孤單，透遇她們天主與我同在。我的冢人圍繞著我，天主派了兩位天使(是兩位年青女士) 及我的唯一女兒(我尚有三個兒子) 來安慰及支持我，當然還有我親愛的丈夫。感謝他們，我渡過一切挑戰，繼續上路，接受患癌病，開始接受Gleevec治療，並逐漸康復。後來，我又需要接受第三次手術，也復原了。
我是一個十分快樂的人，快樂仍能生存。我欣賞所有事物，我盡量嘗試過一個正常的生活，需然有時不能再做以前可以做到的事。我慶祝每一個生日，我是幸運及被祝福的。我有最好的醫生照顧我，世上有很多人為我的健康祈禱，我還要求什麼呢？
當然，人人都希望活到一百歲，但我的生命比較許多有健康、有錢但不懂得欣賞他們的恩賜的人更有質素。我感謝天主使我在GIST的組織裏認識到很多好朋友，我可以與他們分享經驗、希望、痛苦及治病的成功。
你看，我的經驗並不特別，我不是一個特別的人，但我感謝天主賜我的生命。
