I wasn’t sure what to tell you, and, more importantly, when and how to tell you
My Dear Children,Finding a lump where it doesn’t belong kind of puts things into perspective.
I’ve spent a lot of time this past month in doctors’ waiting rooms and offices, hanging on to words or phrases, seeking reassurance.
“I’m very concerned”; “It’s suspicious”; “We only do this twice a week here — find another facility that does this procedure daily, I don’t think you should wait” all pointed to the obvious.
I’d met with the surgeon just before the biopsy. She’d basically told us that it was most probably cancer, so we weren’t really surprised.
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