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When Worry and Fear are Paralyzing

I’ve had a bit of a rough week, folks.

Do you ever have those days when you feel like you’re an involuntary participant in an ugly game of dodgeball and you’re the only one getting hit by the ball? Repeatedly?

This week has been a string of a couple of those days. I have a lot on my mind, some real concerns.

At the end of 2015, I discovered a bulge in my abdomen. Immediately I was worried, internally panicked. Having worked in the medical field for 20 years and being a chronic patient (thanks to Crohn’s disease), I know more than the average bear about medical things.  And I’m a chronic worrier so my mind goes to the worst possibility.

I had a CAT scan yesterday. I wait and pray. Continue Reading