The agony…
There are some days of late that I wake up in the morning wondering “Why don’t I feel better than I do?” Even though I still have those days, when I stop and think about things, I don’t think that way as much.
One of my co-workers has been going through agony I would never want, and can’t imagine having. It all started last year, when he discovered a mark on his face. I guess we all get things like that as we get older, so why give it much thought? Especially since it didn’t hurt at the time.
Of course, we all have friends who notice things like that, and suggest that we have them looked into. And Mark did too…but like most of us, he just kept putting it off, and putting it off.
As of two months ago, he finally was coerced by his wife into seeing a doctor. Good thing he did when he did, because the diagnosis was not too encouraging…he was told it could be a sign of cancer, so Mark made an appointment to have it removed.
Mark kept reassuring himself that it would be a simple procedure…that there was nothing to worry about. But when he got there, the concern intensified. To start with, it wasn’t so easy to remove the problem. As Mark was being examined, it was determined that there was cancer, and it had spread beyond just his face.
The doctors had to keep cutting away, and the surgery was becoming complicated. Before they were done, they had to cut up quite a bit of Mark’s face…when they were done, Mark had to get 70 stitches, and the doctors still weren’t sure they had everything…and sure enough, they didn’t.
Mark had to go in for more again this week…and the doctors found still more cancer cells…they were able to remove most of it, 30 more stitches later. I can’t even conceive of the constant pain that Mark has been going through the past few weeks. It’s got to be unbearable.
And yet, like the rest of us, Mark is still at work, because he is dedicated, and he knows he’s wanted and needed here.
If you want to pray for Mark and his family, feel free! He could use the prayers, and we ALL could use the practice!
And for sure, next time I feel a little out of sorts, I’ll think of Mark, and then just shut up!
Posted on Jun 11, 2006 - 08:47 PM | [0]
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