The claim that sickness is your "cross" is easily dealt with. "The cross" is not problems, sicknesses, and afflictions that come upon you through no choice of your own. Jesus made it clear that "taking up the cross" is a voluntary act, not something you accept because you have no choice. Jesus did not treat sickness and death as a cross sent from God. He treated them as an enemy.
Ang “krus” ay hindi mga problema, mga sakit, at mga dalamhati na dumating sa iyo na hindi mo pinili. Nilinaw ni Jesus na ang “pagdadala ng krus” ay isang pagpili, hindi isang bagay na dapat tanggapin sapagkat wala kang magawa. Hindi itinuring si Jesus ang sakit at kamatayan na isang krus na padala ng Dios. Itinuring ito ni Jesus na isang kaaway.