I'm a mixed bag of emotions today. I'm delighted my (eye) stitches were removed this morning, but getting the biopsy results was a bit scary. It wasn't an eye infection as initially thought; it was Keratoacanthoma, a sub-category of one of the skin cancers that fortunately, per my doctor, "isn't one of the 'bad boys.' It just behaves like a skin cancer." My doctor said it's "...rare to happen to a young woman of my age [and] that it's good I went in to have it treated immediately." This is, indeed, good news. But it also means I'll need to take more precaution (with the sun) as I have, the doctor continued, "... an increased risk of developing a skin cancer later on."
Whew. That's a lot for me to absorb.
After coming home from the doctor's I decided to turn on the television as background noise to think about this more. As I did, the show, The View, came on. I glanced at it quickly and noticed Barbara Walter's pin. It's crocheted. I think it's a beautiful piece of fiber art. I also think it was fate for me to see it -- at that very moment. It's like a message from the heavens: I am one lucky lady today!
Tags: crochet, cancer
3 comments:
Dee,
My prayers go out to you my friend, I pray that God bless you and calm your fears. Im happy they caught it early. Your friend, Sherri
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Was the lesion on your eye itself or on the lid? Did the doctor say anything about sunglasses preventing these?
Thank goodness that the news wasn't too terrible. I mean, cancer is a scary word anyhow, but at least it sounds like the doctor is confident that taking care of the lesion was the only procedure you would have to go through. I always try to look at the bright side.
Sending you lots of hugs, my friend.
Sheila
I'm sorry to hear of this news but I am also glad to hear they caught it early. I hope all goes well with the healing process and you will be back to normal activity in a short period of time.
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