The Return

see my mom's blog for more details on Grizelda, a.k.a the tumor

It's like a bad movie that for some reason is granted a part 2. You wonder: the first one was awful, why would they bother? The news that hit our family this week was frustrating (an understatement at best). My mom's tumor has returned. It's nearly as big as it was before and in the same location. The eye surgeon who did the operation before told her to consult a special radiologist who could go in with a cyber knife and remove it with radiation. Trouble is at their appointment today he saw too much risk and was baffled by the entire situation. According to the pathology reports which determined the type of tumor it was, it's not supposed to grow. In addition, no one involved has ever seen this type of tumor in this location. More questions, more frustration. The specialist will be consulting with the other dozen-or-so specialists in the world & getting back to my mom.

It's interesting when life offers you a part 2 in the crash course of this Earth life's essential lessons. Wasn't the first one good enough? What did I fail to learn the first time around? I've seen it in my own life as well & I don't have a lot of answers. But I know, more than ever, that the Teacher is always willing & eager to see us learn. Learning to allow Him to create goodness, peace and hope out of frustration and anxiety is something I'm intent on returning to.