Apr 25, 2014
My first: I visited my mom to give her the good news from mammogram.
I got a letter from the Memorial Hospital where I recently had a mammogram done that informed me of the positive results. The first sentence contained the magic words “no features of cancer”. I kept reading it over and over and wondered how many women have read this same sentence without that powerful word “no”.
A few days after I received the letter, I decided to go visit my mom and give her the good news in person…for her to hear and to read the words herself. Did she think that I was bringing her bad news? You know, I really don’t think she thought about the possibility of cancer. But there was a possibility.
We sat and talked for a while. She always appreciates a visit. Living alone after being with my dad for 63 years just does not suit her, but she’s handling it. But I had things to do and she had places to go so I made my way to my car. We stood in the driveway and I gave her a warm hug. I said the reason I delivered the news in person was to remind her that good things are still happening in our lives. Of course, there’s plenty of the bad and sad stuff too, but why give those SO much attention! The good stuff is so much better instead…
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