Facing my fears
On Thursday, my wonderful mom is going to be having some major surgery. She is going to have her cancerous thyroid removed. She is now struggling to talk. The tumor is apparently pushing against her voice box. It's been scary to observe her go downhill the past few months. The prospect of having a parent with cancer was one of my worst fears. For a few weeks in May and June I thought maybe both of my parents had it. Thankfully my dad's biopsy came out ok. I was really sure under the circumstances, that my dad was the one with cancer. Yet, my mom's history was that she had a benign growth on the thyroid about 14 years ago. We all thought it would be the same thing. On June 19, my fear became reality when I got the call from my mom only a day after her biopsy. The past few months, especially in the past few weeks has been a test of faith and courage. My temptation is to get all worried and honestly angry about what is going on with my mom. She has gone through so ...