Good therapies

• crying over a beautiful belated anniversary letter from my fella
• enjoying a triple chocolate sundae for elevensies, solo and guilt-free
• a hilarious story about my 60-something male cousin in Carolina having his first mammogram (and a not so funny lumpectomy—but it was benign, gratefully)
• a get-ready-for-it meal at our new favorite restaurant, Fusion
• this:



• wrapping my arms around the African detachment of our Tribe for the first time in too many months
• scrumptious archetype: Pooh-shaped toddler
• nieces and nephew blowing stinky plastic bubbles with their aunts and uncles
• making it comfortably into adorable size 8 green cords in the hospital gift shop (I owe it all to 2% spandex) (too bad they weren't on sale)
• wearing my dad's ruby aviator ring for courage
• an expertly done blood draw
• dabbing on just a tich of Chanel No. 5, vintage 1940s, and thinking of my mom
• significant pre-pay discounts
• helpful advice, strengthening words, and partnered faith from loved ones
• finally figuring out the recurring dream metaphor that had me freaking me out this morning
• reading a random passage of scripture in a way I never had before, and recognizing a personal answer that put an end to my panic attacks about surgery
• two backrubs!
• many excellent hugs
• check-in time changed from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
• Becca's lemony peach pie
• being encircled by husband, father-in-law, and brothers-in-law and given a priesthood blessing
• family members fasting with me after 11:00 p.m.
• finding an AVEDA CARE PACKAGE waiting on my doorstep, complete with helium balloons I can suck on for breakfast!
• fantasizing about answering hospital intake questions in a helium-induced Munchkin voice
• not a mastectomy
• not my right side
• petting a clean dog
• a relatively clean house to leave and come home to
• laundry's done
• carrying around a lot of love
• taking "Before" pictures
• knowing Johnny Cash is on the way
• looking forward to being held
• by this time tomorrow it'll be over