The Earth Stood Still

I will never forget the first call from the Doctor telling me to call him, that I needed to have another test done. The message seemed more urgent than it had in the past. Then the hospital called the same way. I knew something was different this time. Sitting in the surgeons office having him expain to me I needed treatment, the earth stood still. The little things I was so concerned about just didn't matter anymore. When I stepped outside the air seemed fresher, the day seemed to be brighter.
I had fast growing and invasive cancer. It was caught very early. Five years surviving.

Myrtle Bassett
Plainfield, IN