Fear Thou Not

“I’m sorry, but your father is diagnosed with fibrosarcoma, a rare kind of cancer”. Those were the exact words my dad’s doctor told us. This happened in year 2000. My dad actually had an operation earlier that year. However, the operation was unsuccessful. He still experienced excruciating pain afterwards, even though his doctor said that the biopsy result was benign. My dad then sought for a second opinion with another doctor, who doubted the result of the first biopsy. He referred my dad to Makati Medical Hospital because this was beyond his capacity. True enough, my dad was advised for another operation because the biopsy results turned out malignant. On that ‘big’ day, my dad entered the operating room in the morning and was sent back to his room in the evening. After the doctor told us about my dad’s prognosis, I rushed to the hospital’s chapel and cried uncontrollably. I was angry and even blamed God for bringing this unto my dad. No one in his family ever had cancer, why him? He was a good person. I didn’t want him to die yet. I was still single at that time and how I wanted my dad to walk me down the aisle when I would get married.

When I returned to work, I was in denial when people asked me about my dad’s status. My family was in total depression. Sometimes, I would make a bargain with God, but all were unanswered. However, as months passed by, I learned to accept my dad’s condition. I returned to God and the Bible was my constant companion at that time. One of my favorite verses that helped me gain strength was from Isaiah 41:10 which says:

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

My dad died February 19, 2001. I was still single but I was prepared. I had witnessed how much my dad had suffered but through God’s comforting words, my family and I were able to surpass the ordeal. In fact, it strengthened my family’s faith in Him.

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