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My mother has had dizzy spells and random illnesses for the last 6 months or so. Everytime she went to the doctor they really didn't know what was up so they performed more tests.
It turns out that she has a Brain Tumor, although fortunately it's benign.
Brain surgery is soon to follow, and then she should be ok, unless it comes up again.
While confident that the surgery will be good, I am naturally a little concerned just in case anything bad happens or the tumor comes up again in the future. My mother asked me to pray for her and ask god for help.
I kind of cringed, I left christianity years ago and haven't looked back, for many reasons... but the family still thinks I believe in God and stuff like that. I've never bothered to tell them how I really feel because it would spark intense conversation and conflict, especially with the women in my family. And knowing the women in my family, there would probably be a lot of talking behind ones back, criticizing and bickering and all that...so I never have. I was kind of settling on the idea of never telling my mother at least, and whenever she died, it would be with a comforting thought that I still held on to beliefs like hers.
Still, If I feel honest enough, it may pop up in the next tough months, and I may just let it spill out. While my mother has a tendnency to take things out of context, she can be very understanding too. So I guess we'll see when the time comes, if the time comes for that.
All In All, while I have concern, I have trust (notice I did not say "faith") that she will overcome the ailment and have a good quality of life for years to come.
It turns out that she has a Brain Tumor, although fortunately it's benign.
Brain surgery is soon to follow, and then she should be ok, unless it comes up again.
While confident that the surgery will be good, I am naturally a little concerned just in case anything bad happens or the tumor comes up again in the future. My mother asked me to pray for her and ask god for help.
I kind of cringed, I left christianity years ago and haven't looked back, for many reasons... but the family still thinks I believe in God and stuff like that. I've never bothered to tell them how I really feel because it would spark intense conversation and conflict, especially with the women in my family. And knowing the women in my family, there would probably be a lot of talking behind ones back, criticizing and bickering and all that...so I never have. I was kind of settling on the idea of never telling my mother at least, and whenever she died, it would be with a comforting thought that I still held on to beliefs like hers.
Still, If I feel honest enough, it may pop up in the next tough months, and I may just let it spill out. While my mother has a tendnency to take things out of context, she can be very understanding too. So I guess we'll see when the time comes, if the time comes for that.
All In All, while I have concern, I have trust (notice I did not say "faith") that she will overcome the ailment and have a good quality of life for years to come.