Tuesday, January 3, 2023

HI! You have cancer...

My name is Nicky.   I was at work when I got the phone call that divided my life in half.  Before Cancer and After Cancer.   

Blissfully unaware and hyperaware (is that even a word?) of every move, every ache.  

I can tell you that I literally turned around in my classroom to look behind me-because I thought my doctor was talking to the wrong patient.  I can tell you that I heard church bells ringing in my head, and my body went numb.  

My preschool students walked into the classroom where I was the Teaching Assistant.  Smiles on their faces; back from holiday.  And that is how I remember everything changed.

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