Oops, I missed a call. I checked voicemail and it was Nurse Nancy from the cancer center and could I please call her back. Gulp. What now! I returned the call (as any polite cancer patient would do) to find that Nurse Nancy had results from my second biopsy. Already!
"Jennifer, I just wanted to call and let you know your results are benign."
Benign (adj.)
1. Someone with a kindly disposition or gracious
2. expression of gentleness or kindness
3. favorable
4 Pathology not malignant
Let's check the above definition. Yes, Nurse Nancy was kind, gracious, gentle and her news was favorable! But, I'll take door number 4...no cancer in my other breast! By the way, 'benign' is my new favorite word!
Praise the Lord! Such good news!
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