Holding your breath!

by Jackie Houchin

 

I’m sorry this is late.

I forgot.

I had medical tests on my mind.

I had to get an MRI early Wednesday morning, and it was the only thing on my mind.

Not a fun experience.

But neither was the breast cancer surgery I had two years ago. This was merely a deep scan of my left side to see if….

I held my breath.

Things are different on that side of me now with scars and after radiation, so it’s hard to tell what’s okay and normal.

So I held my breath.

A message from Hoag Hospital…

“Benign.  No malignancy. Congratulations.”

Whew.  I let out a long breath.

Thank You, God!

I can breathe again.

.

Thanks for your patience.

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Author: Jackie Houchin

First, I am a believer in Jesus Christ, so my views and opinions are filtered through what God's Word says and I believe. I'm a wife, a mom, a grandma and now a great grandma. I write articles and reviews, and I dabble in short fiction. I enjoy living near the ocean, doing gardening (for beauty and food) and traveling - in other countries, if possible. My heart is for Christian missions, and I'm compiling a collections of Missionary Kids' stories to publish. (I also like kittens and cats and reading mysteries.)

6 thoughts on “Holding your breath!”

  1. We are all so very glad your test came out well. We do keep you in our prayers. We are a good bunch of writers who realize that life has its challenges, but we eventually get back to our living and writing and sharing those things that make life real. Some of this stuff actually makes it into our stories because isn’t that what writing is…Life as we see it.

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  2. What a relief for you Jackie. You are always in our prayers, as Gayle says. We deal with life’s challenges daily. Some challenges are bigger than others. And our writing world is our wonderful escape. Welcome back Jackie….

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  3. Wonderful news, Jackie. I’ve come to believe going to doctor nowadays is akin to playing Russian Roulette. The issue will turn out to be either something minor (click) or something fatal (bang!). Glad you got a click.

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