It's a Celebration!

My neurosurgeon appointment was supposed to be Wednesday of this week but it got moved up—to today!! So, with sweaty hands and feet, I sat in the waiting room, itching to be called back…..and after 45 minutes, I was.

Rex and I travelled down the short hallway and into the fluorescent- lit room…where we waited even longer. Finally, the surgeon came in with a smile.

“Really?” I thought. “He’s smiling?? Sicko.”

I’d gotten preliminary information that my results were not great and Dr. K waltzes in, grinning like the Cheshire cat??

It turns out that the “growth” was so small that Dr. K is not overly concerned and he is not prescribing any treatment at this point. Hooray!! The only thing that has changed is that I will continue to be watched very closely—meaning every 6 months I’ll go in for an MRI. I didn’t get bumped to the 12-month MRI club…which I am thankful for. Believe it or not, I actually want to be monitored more closely.

So today has been a day of enormous blessing for me and my family as I was given another clean bill of health.

Just when I thought I was maintaining a pretty good perspective on things, two weeks of thinking some very bad news is on its way definitely led to an even greater perspective. The bottom line is, some things in life are important and other things are not. I am choosing to focus my time, efforts and talents on those things that are important. When it comes to the unimportant things, I don’t want to waste even one second on them (and yes, the issue of people driving under the speed limit still falls under the “important” category!).

Thank you for all your prayers and words of encouragement. It was a long few weeks made easier with your love and support!