IF WE ARE LUCKY WE WILL WATCH OUR PARENTS DIE

I know, that sounds morbid, but think about it for a second. What is the alternative?

I have recently been diagnosed with cervical cancer, and have undergone a procedure to remove it. The cells have been taken out and sent off to “the lab” to ensure that they have ALL been removed.

Following my procedure, I was having difficulty sleeping as the thought of that blackness, only being removed from such a small area of my body, crept into my brain. I am haunted by the question “What if there is more? What if there is more somewhere else?” Anyone who has ever been diagnosed, probably has the same questions, and our medical system, although its better than most, does not just “offer” a full CT scan or a full MRI to look at the rest of you. The medical professionals find something, and fix it. They don’t go looking for more. It is much like when a plumber fixes a leaky tap. They come in, fix the tap, and thats all. They don’t go looking through the house at ALL the taps or the hot water tank, or the garden hose. They fix the problem, they give you their bill and they leave.

With that said, I am sure if I have symptoms or signs of it spreading, and discussed them with my doctor, he would order further testing and scans. But I feel FINE. However, I felt FINE before I was diagnosed, and in all honesty, I am still FINE. The…