Henry

I was busy tinkering my facebook because I couldn't see all the 300+ news feeds on my profile but I don't know how. I know there is a way, so I gave up and just manually scrolled down my friends' status messages and other fun stuffs to look at. Suddenly, I stopped and was surprised when I read one of my classmates' status message quoted:

"To all those concerns: I'm ok... Wala ko naadmit but I do have low platelet this past two months. The Doctor said I have Leukemia, still to be confirmed in two weeks. I'm hoping and praying that it would bring Good News to me. Thanks sa inyong prayers! God Bless you all."

I was shocked.

Dreadfully shocked.

I know Henry a lot because we were classmates for two years back then in college. He was better at sports, arts and math seeing that he's one of the guys who had the highest scores in Math and Physics - subjects that I nearly failed and failed respectively. He's the sporty type and he's very active but why does he have Leukemia?

Leukemia, as I've learned during college is an auto immune disease where the body produces immature blood cells and platelets from the bone marrow. Auto Immune = your body is the enemy = no cure because if you kill your body, you also kill yourself. It can affect anybody, too. From the sporty type to the gym buffs to the couch potatoes.

But it's not yet confirmed. He still have two weeks of constant praying and getting ready for his condition. Prayers actually have the biggest impact in changing the situation. God has the ability to make a sick person well and a well person to be sick with just a snap of a finger. All we need to do is believe in Him and trust Him and all will go well.

Praying for you Henry boi,

Paul