To My dearest MobileMom,

A hint of a headache, a slight cough and tummy upset, I moan. My back hurt, my knees jammed and I complain. My pain threshold is so, so low. Am such a moaner. Thus, when I found you, I wanted to hide in shame and embarrasment. I admire your positive attitude in spite of everything that you have to endure. All those needles, scans, X-rays, proddings, medications would have sent me up the wall, round the bend and God knows where. And we are not even talking about after effects yet. It must be aweful.

Mobilemom, it has been six months since you were diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer and since then you have been sharing with us your ups and downs, the endless visits to the hospital, the treatment, the chemo, your fears, your hopes.

Your entries have been a source of information and now even though I can't spell, never mind pronounce mesothelioma, I know that it is nasty. I know that, no matter how difficult or how lousy you feel after each chemo treatent, you can come back and pour it out on to your blog and exorcise it all out of your systems. It is a kind of therapy, this blogging and it helps. You have turned your experience and your blog into an info board for all of us to understand. You even have a 'how to apply for visa' entry for those seeking treatment abroad. And for all this, I salute you.

In eight days time, you will be flying off to Australia for a major surgery on 2nd August. And my prayers go with you.

I read you all the time. There were days when I couldn’t put down any comment because I was too choked with emotions, there were days when I had to go away for a while and come back, put on a brave face and cheer you on. I am not very good when dealing with this. And I am not handling this very well either, MM.

Thus I will make this very short. When you go, please know that my prayers and that of other fellow bloggers will accompany you. We will pray for your well being. We will not pretend that we understand what you are going through but we will be around to cheer you on when you wake up from that surgery. And we want a full report on your blog about this. I dont care how incoherent it might sound, especially when you are still drowsy, but I want to know that you are okay.

Your courage, your resilience, your positive attitude and the love you have around you will see you through, Insyaallah.

Please be okay, MM, promise me that.

With lots of love and Dua's
Kak Teh