Healthfelt Thank You

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The family of the late EDMUND MING CHEONG WONG, DBA (王銘昌博士) would like to express their sincere gratitude to the many number of relatives, friends and colleagues who attended the memorial service held at the Hung Hom International Funeral Parlour on 15 November 2009, and the kind expressions of sympathy, floral tributes, messages of condolences and generous donations for QMH’s brain cancer research. Special thanks to Fook Chuen Church & Fook Yat Church, E.F.C.C. for their arrangement of the comforting service. All your love, kind words and support eased this most difficult time.

Revelation 22
The River of Life

1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.

4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

6 The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place."

啟示錄 第22章

1 天使又指示我在城內街道當中一道生命水的河，明亮如水晶，從 神和羔羊的寶座流出來‧

2 在河這邊與那邊有生命樹，結十二樣果子，﹝樣或作回﹞每月都結果子‧樹上的葉子乃為醫治萬民‧

3 以後再沒有咒詛‧在城裡有 神和羔羊的寶座‧他的僕人都要事奉他‧

4 也要見他的面‧他的名字必寫在他們的額上‧

5 不再有黑夜‧他們也不用燈光日光‧因為主 神要光照他們‧他們要作王，直到永永遠遠‧

6 天使又對我說，這些話是真實可信的‧主就是眾先知被感之靈的 神，差遣他的使者，將那必要快成的事指示他僕人‧

As we know that Edmund is now in a MUCH BETTER place, here is a hyperlink that could comfort you when you are thinking of our Christian loved ones too who have passed the gate of death and move on with their life beyond death (heaven), please take a glimpse of summary of this book:

http://www.ccmhk.org.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=780&Pid=34&Version=0&Cid=443&Charset=big5_hkscs

Rejoice in the LORD

Our beloved Edmund, after bravely fighting against brain cancer in the past year, re-united with the LORD Jesus Christ on Sunday, 18 October 2009 at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong at the age of 61.

A funeral service to pay tribute to Edmund's magnificent life will be held on Sunday, 15 November 2009 at Fook Hoi Hall, Hung Hom International Funeral Parlour, Hong Kong.

A caring son, a loving husband, an amazing father, an adoring grandfather, a loyal brother and a trustworthy friend, Edmund is deeply missed by all of his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Alice, and his two sons, Jeffrey and Chester, and grand-daughters Kya and Ava. We rejoice knowing that he is in heaven with our Lord Jesus Christ and we will see him again one day.

Condolence messages/video clippings may be posted on this blog (http://edmundmcwong.blogspot.com/) and will be displayed during the funeral service.

We owe our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the medical team of Neurosurgery Ward A7 of Queen Mary Hospital who had given Edmund professional and caring treatment during his battle for survival in the ICU. As a token of our appreciation, donations in lieu of the wreaths will be contributed to Queen Mary Hospital for brain cancer research.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the greatest support and tremendous encouragement given to Edmund & his family through emails/ cards/ phone calls /visits in the past months.

愛是沒保留

曲名：爱是不保留

常聽說世界愛沒長久，哪裡會有愛無盡頭？

塵俗的愛只在乎曾擁有，一刻燦爛便要走！

而我卻確信愛是恆久，碰到了你已無別求：無從解釋、不可說明的愛，

千秋過後仍長存不朽！誰人受痛苦被懸掛在木頭？至高的愛盡見於刺穿的手；

看！血在流反映愛沒保留，持續不死的愛到萬世不休！惟求奉上生命全歸主所有，

要將一切盡獻於我主的手；我已決定今生再沒所求，惟望得主稱讚已足夠！

[ Unreserved Love ]
I've always been told love won't survive,
Promises will turn into lies,
The world just thinks love comes and passes through,
It never lasts pure and true.
But I still believe love can last,
It's your unfailing love that gives me rest,
You were there when I needed you most,
I'll never walk all alone.

On the cross you died and took away my curse,
Love so wondrous no one ever could deserve,
Your bleeding hands proved your love unreserved,
You're my greatest joy and treasure on the earth.

Make my life a fragrant offering I pray,
Help me Lord to serve you truly every day,
Through tears and joy I'll give you all my praise,
Let the whole world know your love and grace.

Cantonese version:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQkREAVpCOo

English Version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9wsWVbzknw

Working towards Wellness

The radiotherapy block where Edmund had his RT treatment in the past six weeks.

The 30th RT session programmed for Edmund was completed on 5 February. Edmund is free from any RT & chemo medication in the next four weeks. This means that he does not have to go back to the hospital on a daily basis for the RT treatment. The oncologist has scheduled appointment for Edmund to have blood test every two weeks and to start the next phase of chemotherapy treatment on another six months cycle after the four weeks recess.

Healing is a gradual process. Edmund apologised of not been able to take up visits from friends & relatives for a while. He has to be given time to rest and to re-focus his life towards his usual routine slowly. While Edmund is wrestling with decisions about treatment and making plans for how to get going during his recuperation, he is keeping himself healthy, he eats & sleeps well & is taking good care of himself. He is confident that his doctors have given him excellent treatment.

Edmund would be updating you again whilst further treatment is taking. In the meantime, he would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the great support especially the tremendous encouragement given to him through emails/ cards/ phone calls etc.

What can we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
Romans 8:26-31

“雖有流水阻前路，助我渡過有小橋；不愁流水復流水，自有一橋又一橋。”

“我們也許都對將來充滿疑惑恐懼，然而在人生成長路上，能夠活在當下，心存感恩，快樂就在眼前。何時何地，謹祝願，當下的您：幸福快樂！”

Year of the Ox!

Make a Smilebox greeting

A Great Start to the New Year!

A Great Lunch Gathering on 3 January 2009

Make a Smilebox greeting

The radiation therapy (RT) treatment Edmund was prescribed was a 3D conformal radiation (3DCRT), i.e best for patient with conditions requiring treatments that can be extended to a margin around the tumor bed to account for microscopic traces of tumor cells. To ensure that the beams would target on the right position, Edmund has to wear a plastic mask with pre-designated mappings during the treatment. The radiation is very much akin to three or four flashlights pointed from different directions onto the same target, i.e. when the beams converged over the tumor bed, they would be added up to enough dosage to kill the tumor cells. During the RT treatment, the beam would be active only when the machine is switched on. As soon as the beam is off, the radiation is gone. The RT will not make the patient radioactive. This means that even immediately after the daily RT treatment, the patient can be near to children, pregnant women, and pets safely, without restriction. Fatigue, partial hair loss, skin irritation are the common side effects of the RT.Edmund was also prescribed with the radiosensitizer drug – Temozolomide alongside with the RT treatment. When combined together, the effect of RT & chemo-drug are greater than the sum of their parts and would kill tumor cells more effectively. Although the chemo-drug is often well tolerated, it could require close monitoring of fatigue, nausea, vomiting & blood counts while taking this drug.

In the beginning of the chemoirradiation treatment, Edmund had a low grade fever of 38.5 degree Celsius and he was often tired and needed to take short naps. After three days, he was getting used to the treatment and the fever had gone by then. So far, Edmund has been coping well with the RT and the side effect of the chemo-drug on him was tolerating.

On Wednesday, Edmund had taken a blood test as it had been 2 weeks since the start of his treatment at QMH. Edmund had seen the Doctor on the following day on 8 January 09. The oncologist was pleased with the blood test results and his treatment progress. This means that Edmund will continue on his current course of treatment for another 2 weeks and see the oncologist again for continuation of the treatment.

Edmund’s chauffeur departed Hong Kong on 9 January 2009 with a ease of mind after spending three whole weeks supporting Edmund and monitoring on Edmund’s reaction to the treatment. Without a chauffeur, Edmund is planning to take public transportation to the hospital for his future treatment in the following weeks.

Edmund is keeping himself healthy, he eats & sleeps well. He is very thankful for all your support especially the tremendous encouragement given & the valuable healthy tips/recipes you sent. He is moving on in his path of recuperation.

Happy New Year 2009 to you

"For God so loved the world that He sent His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

Happy New Year to you all!

Edmund has started his new therapy work on 26 December for his chemoirradiation treatment at the Oncology Department of Queen Mary Hospital. Edmund has to attend the therapy on a daily basis for six weeks - he has almost gone through one-third of the treatment. Despite the time taken to commute between home to hospital and back and the heavy road traffic, he is coping with the treatment gradually. At first, he had a fever & an uneasy feeling for the first few treatments, however, he is now getting used to the routine.

Edmund was able to overcome travelling the long distance to the hospital in his own car driven by his chauffeur - his son & daughter-in-law, Chester & Kaka who stopped by Hong Kong on their way back to Sydney after their two years of missionary work in South Africa. This has saved him the hassle of making his own transportation arrangements to the hospital.

Christmas at the Wong house

Edmund and Alice had a wonderful Christmas Day, surrounded by many family and friends who came to visit. Lunch was typical Hong Kong style - delicious and plentiful. We expect to be eating the leftovers for many days to come!