Successful Surgery
Friday, February 23nd 2007

Praise GOD for our answered prayers!

The removal of Jasem's port-a-cath went good. The nurses took him inside by 8:20 in the morning then I was called to meet him at the recovery room by 9:10. So, that makes a 40/50-minute surgery. Jasem did great. He's back to his own-naughty-self a couple of hours right after the surgery. It's like nothing happened. He's all bouncy for the rest of the day. All thanks and praises be to OUR LORD GOD!

Well, I guess I missed to mention something during my previous post that Dr. Lai (Jasem's liver doc) was the one who removed Jasem's port today. Actually, it was hard for him to do that bcos he believes that there are no other ways beside "liver tranplant" that can save Jasem's life. He thought that taking out Jasem's port is like taking his life too. He doesn't believe in miracles. He never heard one of his patients received one, that's the reason he told us why he can’t come to agreement with us. Now, while he is thinking we, Jasem's parents, are both lunatics... I am also thinking how blessed he is to handle the case of a little boy who is about to prove him that lives of their patients are not in their hands, but in the hands of SOMEONE more powerful and almighty than anyone else.

God Bless,
Quely

Removal of Jasem's port-a-cath
Thursday, February 22nd 2007

Peace from the heavens!

Please include Jasem in your prayer list as you read this. He'll be inside the surgery room by 8:30 am (taipei time) tomorrow (23rd of Feb 2007) to take the port-a-cath out his body. FYI, port-a-cath is a device implanted in the upper chests of cancer patients to make the administration of chemotherapy easier. Jasem has one and it's been under his right upper chest for about a year and a month. PRAISE GOD, for Jasem won't be needing that port anymore! No more chemo and no more cancer! Thank you DIVINE MERCY! Thank you APO CONCHING!

Please pray with me for the success of the operation although it's just a minor surgery. Let's ask OUR ALMIGHT FATHER to bless the hands of the doctors and practitioners who will be taking care of Jasem tomorrow morning. Pray that Jasem will have the strength he needs. He doesn't need to stay at the hospital after the removal of his port so I'll let you all know how the surgery goes as soon as we come home tomorrow.

Thanks and God Bless,
Quely

Updates and Thoughts
Thursday, February 8th 2007

Good News! Good News!

Jasem's latest afp is 2.67!!!!!

Forgive me for not giving you some news after our 7 weeks vacation in the Philippines. Well, I just waited for the result of the blood test done last Thursday (the day after we arrived back here in Taiwan).  We heard the result from Dr. Hung today. We met her last Thursday to check how’s Jasem’s little body is doing. We also told her last week that we want Jasem’s port-A be taken out of his body.  If afp is normal, she said that she'll let us arrange for that. PRAISE BE TO GOD! Today, Dr. Hung was amazed to see that after almost 6 months of no chemotherapy, afp remained low and normal. So, after our morning appointment with her, she arranged us to meet Dr. Lai in the afternoon because it’s him who’ll be responsible for the removal of Jasem’s port-A. The meeting with Dr. Lai wasn’t quite good. He doesn’t want to do it. But please don’t be alarmed! That’s because me and rod weren’t the ones to tell him our request. Only my parents-in-law were there cos rod’s at work and I stayed home with Jasem. I told rod that it must be the two of us who should convince Dr. Lai. We’ll talk to him this coming Tuesday. I’m fully confident that it will all be fine with the help of GOD the Father above.

Well, to give you a flashback… we were preparing for Jasem’s liver transplant last September. For unknown reason, we haven’t heard anything from our liver transplant team (LTT) since my second take of mri. Today, the reason was finally known.  It’s because the LTT in the hospital we are in can’t handle the transplant for Jasem. They have no experience of changing a liver of a child as young as Jasem. They have to transfer Jasem’s case to the main center of the LTT in Taiwan. I’m supposed to ask “WHY they haven’t informed us?” but that’s not what crossed my mind.  Instead of looking for someone to blame or to question, I said a little prayer: “GOD THE FATHER, You’re such an awesome GOD. I lift to You all our praises and thanks! I was worried how we can explain to our doctors why we won’t need a transplant anymore. My Jasem is completely healed by the Divine Mercy through Apo Conching, a miracle that only YOU can do. That for sure is hard to explain to people who believe more to science than anything beyond super natural.  But since YOU are such a loving father… YOU always take everything in good control to ease all my worries and pain.  In Jesus name and through the Holy Spirit, I lift all my praises and thanks to YOU, my HEAVENLY FATHER. May all YOUR children see YOUR inexplicable greatness and love for us. Amen”

If you completely surrender to HIS will, there will be no more worries and no more pains. January 27th of this year, the day Apo Conching was dressed in white (Revelation 3:5), it’s also the day that I fully surrender to GOD the FATHER’s will. All I want now is to bring glory to HIS holy name. With Christ as my companion and with the Holy Spirit in me, I’m fully confident that I will succeed.

“The love of God never slumbers nor sleeps. The miracle-working power is constantly present, working, moving, producing, and urging you to accept its benefits. Whether you are consciously aware of it or not, it is where you are now. It is blessing you, your life, and activities now. It works as speedily in outer ways as you let it work, by your persistence in consciously knowing that everything is working for good.”

Loved and loving,
Quel

Just wanted to say Hi
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

The Essence of This Year’s Christmas,
Sunday, December 17th, 2006

Whooo Hooo!! It’s Christmas time. A time to celebrate and thank GOD for all the blessings especially the early present that He has given me and my family… the healing of Jasem. As you all know, the first 8 months of 2006 were pretty tough. It was a roller coaster of our emotions. Remember the chemo sessions, doxo, carbo, cisplatin, low blood counts, afp’s, scans, fever, losing hair, Dr. Hung, 6th floor of Chang Gung Pedia, prayer requests, and also the why’s? Those were the words that comprised my journal since January 3, the day Jasem was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma until August 28, his last chemo session. The months of battling with cancer ended up when our Heavenly Dad answered our prayers and lead me and Jasem to Apo Conching (a person gifted by the Holy Spirit to heal God’s people). After the miracle that happened to my son, I really couldn’t ask for more now. Not every cancer patient is healed completely with just a touch of the Divine Healer. Not every prayer of a mom for her seriously ailing child is answered. I’m not lucky, I’m blessed. What happened to Jasem changed me forever. It’s the end for my son’s suffering and the beginning of my new life as God’s living instrument. Who I am and what I have are not enough to pay all the goodness that He has shown me. Ever since, He has been giving me more than I asked from Him… I asked for true friends, He sent me angels who joined my prayer team… I asked for passing grades during college, He made me a consistent Dean’s lister during my 4 years of study… I asked for a job enough to earn for a living, He gave me a good job where I can maximize my skills and love what I’m doing… I asked that He’ll protect the people I love, He gave them more than anything that can protect them… I asked that He make me one of His living instrument, and now He’s making me His channel to broadcast the world that He is alive and how much He loves us through the miracles that are happening through Apo Conching. With what I have and who I am, I’m doing all my best to serve Him… I’m finding every chance to do whatever He will. Do you know the song “Lord I Offer My Life To You” by Don Moen? I loved that song the first time I heard it long long time ago. I know the lyric by heart and I wanted to share it to those of you who don’t know it yet, here it goes…

(Verse 1)
All that I am, all that I have
I lay them down before you, oh Lord
All my regrets, all my acclaims
The joy and the pain, I’m making them yours

(Chorus)
Lord, I offer my life to you
Everything I’ve been through
Use it for your glory
Lord I offer my days to you
Lifting my praise to you
As a pleasing sacrifice
Lord I offer you my life

(Verse 2)
Things in the past, things yet unseen
Wishes and dreams that are yet to come true
All of my heart, alll of my praise
My heart and my hands are lifted to you

(Chorus)
Lord, I offer my life to you
Everything I’ve been through
Use it for your glory
Lord I offer my days to you
Lifting my praise to you
As a pleasing sacrifice
Lord I offer you my life

(Bridge)
What can we give
That you have not given?
And what do we have
That is not already yours?
All we possess
Are these lives we’re living
That’s what we give to you, Lord

(Chorus)
Lord, I offer my life to you
Everything I’ve been through
Use it for your glory
Lord I offer my days to you
Lifting my praise to you
As a pleasing sacrifice
Lord I offer you my life

(Chorus)
Lord, I offer my life to you
Everything I’ve been through
Use it for your glory
Lord I offer my days to you
Lifting my praise to you
As a pleasing sacrifice
Lord I offer you my life
Lord I offer you my life

I was just singing that song again this morning… actually, I sing it everyday like a daily ritual =) See how I’ve changed? This is the new me. It’s christmas and I think it’s just the perfect time to give myself to our Lord on his birthday. New year will come, I’m not leaving anything behind, I’ll not forget every memory especially the time when my baby had cancer b’cos those were the times when my faith has been put into test and those were the times I fully felt the presence of my Heavenly Daddy beside me. I’ve learned my lesson and I was spiritually transformed. Take me as an example, make Christ the center of your life… there’s NOTHING else and NO ONE else can bring us to GOD the FATHER except Christ. I hope I’m enough to tell you this… you’re blessed enough to know my story and learn from what happened to me cos you won’t need tumors inside your loved ones’ body or any serious disease to realize how GREAT our CREATOR is. I love you my brothers and sisters in Christ. GOD is good all the time, and what He has done for me… He also can do for you. We’re all the same in His heart… He loves all of us equally.

As this Christmas season progresses, let’s focus our attention, even briefly, on the One whose birth we celebrate. Let’s be willing to bow down in humility and give Him the adoration He rightly deserves. Bow down our knees to His power and let our LIFE be the offering we bring.

Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year to Everyone!!!!

~quely

(www.apodivinemercy.com)

The NEW Jasem
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Hi everybody,

I just thought of giving you a quick update. As you all know, I’ve been busy building the site for Jasem’s Divine Healer… so forgive me if I can’t give regular updates here in our own site. I’ve got a lot to tell regarding our experience with the Living Christ, I promise I’ll start posting next week if not earlier.
Jasem’s never been better than what he is today. He’s totally healed. I’ll forever thank and praise GOD for all the graces that HE has given me and my family. Feel HIS greatness… HE IS WORTHY TO BE HONORED AND WORSHIPPED!!!
Hours ago, I captured the smiles of our li’l warrior. I’m so proud to present to you the boy who has a GREAT STORY to tell in the future: my Jasem…

“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
Psalm 107:1