Wednesday, April 7, 2010
A Reality All Too Real
It's not very often when you wish a doctor of medicine to be wrong in his diagnosis. But that is exactly what I was wishing for when it came to my Mom and her health. After undergoing a biopsy for enlarged lymph nodes, good news came back saying she was negative for Lymphoma Cancer. Unfortunately, her doctor didn't seem to agree with the results, calling it a "False Negative". He said in his experience it's not uncommon to find false negatives and he was convinced she did in fact have Lymphoma. I know cancer is real and effects a lot of people but it has never hit this close to home. Shortly afterwords my Mom underwent surgery where they removed 2 lymph nodes under her arm and did an extensive biopsy on them both. The final result ... NO CANCER!! I can hardly express the relief that this news brought. During her recovery I was able to spend the weekend at her house. I am so grateful to Spencer for supporting me and bending over backwards making it possible for me to be with her.
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I held my breath for most of this post ... but then it ended on a very good note and I took a deep breath for you! I can only imagine the fear and concern you carried for a while waiting for her results. I hope she never has to face the possible diagnosis of cancer again!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good doctor that followed his gut, gratefully he was wrong. Im so glad you could be there for her. What great blessings!
ReplyDeletewhat a relief! what a blessing to be there with her! gratitude for helpful husbands...
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that all is well and that you were able to be there for her during this difficult time. I'm sure she appreciated having you there to support her.
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