One Month Later

A month has passed since my discharge.

My early morning walks have continued.

For someone like me that is unusual.

I always thought I was the type of person who struggled with steady daily habits but when a sense of urgency became the initial motivation it was not particularly difficult.

Now it has become something comfortable.

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At a recent hospital visit I received the results of my blood tests X-rays and the pathology report on the tumor that had been removed.

There was no metastasis and the malignancy was low.

As a result I was told it was “Stage 2.”

Considering that I had been told before surgery that there was a strong possibility of Stage 4 it feels fair to call the outcome miraculous.

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Of course my body and daily life have not returned to what they once were.

Still many things inside me are beginning to change as if trying to fit this new condition.

Was such a serious illness necessary?

That question no longer seems meaningful.

At the very least I am now able to spend my days enjoying each passing moment.