Diagnosis

Dr. Chan had rushed the results of the biopsy so I wouldn't have to wait as long to know if I had cancer. The biopsy was on Tuesday and on that Friday afternoon, I was driving to Pacifica to visit my cousin Nichole. I was between Fairfield and Vallejo on I-80 when Dr. Chan called. She said the results came back benign; the nodule isn't cancerous.

I didn't know much about all of this stuff yet. Seriously. So I didn't really rejoice like everyone else did. The way I saw it, I'd have surgery either way. But I guess it felt right to me that I didn't have cancer. It's out of my comfort zone to be someone who has a health issue. But if I had to have one, I really didn't see myself having cancer. So I shrugged it off and waited for the next step.