Monday June 17th, 2013
I'm glad to say that it's like just another typical day here in the hospital. Everything is going great and Team MGH is in full force in my corner.
My dosages of chemo are not only up, but now decreased in volume time from 24hrs down to 22hrs and I'm taking it like a champ with no sweat.
I worked from the hospital today as I plan on doing tomorrow. I still got my walking in and helped get a lot of work done at the same time.
France and I talked about the upcoming weeks and the radiation treatments. After I consult with the Dr. we'll all come up with a working plan that won't fail.
Without going into much detail about my visit this evening because it's personal.
Strength is Energy. Strength isn't being able to lift something heavy and people go wow, boy are you strong. Strength comes from the heart, spirit, gut, whatever you want to call it, but not everybody has it. You build it, you learn to face fear head on fearlessly regardless of what it is. That's what I learned to do in my Filipino and Indonesian training and that was train like a warrior, think like a warrior and breath the spirit of a warrior. The arts themselves were very different and so was the mentality behind the training. Most importantly the way I was taught by my Guro. You know who you are! Thank you!
Sometimes a fight isn't with another person. Sometimes it's with yourself over your own personal issues, depression, disease, failure, dissatisfaction in life and the key reason that people fail in their fight is a great lack of strength, no spirit, no plan and no team behind them.
It was AWESOME to share tears of strength with my Brother's today! Sometimes you have the opportunity to learn something for one reason and use it for another and I was blessed with the opportunity to thank and express my gratitude to the man responsible for giving me the knowledge and the warrior training that is keeping me ahead in this fight. A fight that I'm winning with my warrior spirit and the help of Team MGH and Team Tarallo!
Some would understand the mention of a warrior like Genghis Khan going into battle and others would understand the mention of a great warrior named Floro Villabrille preparing to do battle in another death match. That's just what this is, a death match. I've prepared myself with everything I've learned and disciplined myself to coach myself through the most difficult times on my own because it's me that has to win this fight and I can't begin to thank everyone for giving me the strength and knowledge that I have to compete with this disease at the level that I am!!!
You will never understand the power of prayer until someone prays for you!!!
You will never experience your own true strength until it is challenged!!!
Right now I feel like it, but in 5 years I will stand victorious atop of my mountain with Cancer's decapitated head raised in my hand.
