The Phone Call That Sent Me into a Tailspin!

Published: Tue, 08/17/21

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This summer, once my state of California fully opened up again, I saw my doctor for my yearly physical and lab tests. A week later I received a call saying one of my lab tests was abnormal and they needed to do more blood tests. A week later I received a phone call telling me I had tested positive for a rare, incurable, and ultimately fatal disease. As you can imagine, this news floored me.

I had an urge to go get drunk but I knew that wouldn’t solve anything. I’ve been sober for 17 years. Instead of drinking, I drove to Baskin Robbins where I treated myself to a Cappuccino Blast. This brought me some temporary comfort as I tried to absorb this news.

When I read about the treatment, which has all kinds of nasty side effects, I became flooded with fear. The treatment sounded even worse than the disease, and I thought to myself, I could live another 5 to ten years without treatment. I’ve lived a good life. Maybe that was enough.

The doctor informed me I would have to go through more testing to determine what stage of the disease I was in.

At the same time I had my other tests, I also had my yearly mammogram, and a few days later I received another phone call informing me they found a lump in my breast. I would need to undergo an ultrasound to determine if it was malignant. I became overwhelmed with fear.

Why was all this happening to me? Was this the end for me?

To manage my fear and uncertainty, I had to practice everything I teach my clients. When my mind would start to catastrophize and conjure up worst case scenarios, I would ask myself, “Is that happening right now Catherine?” Then I would bring myself back to the present moment where I was safe and sound.

I prayed and asked God for the strength to handle what was to come. I practiced acceptance and tried to take one day at a time. A spiritual program had taught me to accept life on life’s terms.

I would have to wait two weeks to meet with a specialist who would tell me what stage of the disease I was in. I took long walks out in nature to stay grounded. During this time, I created a lot of art which helped me calm me. I reached out to my closest friends and family for support and I was so grateful for my clients because focusing on them helped take my mind off of what was happening to me.

As the days I approached I had two apts. One to find out if my breast lump was malignant and the other with the disease specialist. I tried my hardest to be calm.

The breast lump turned out to be benign. Thank-god. Now I had to face my fate with the disease specialist.

He looked at the results of all my new tests and informed me I didn’t have anything wrong with me. My organs looked fine. The other tests had been false positives.

At first, I had a hard time believing him. Then a wave of relief and then gratitude washed over me. I wasn’t going to have to undergo those nasty treatments after all!

Since this news, I feel I’ve been given a second chance at life. I’m so grateful for my health and all the good in my life.

So many of us take our health for granted but at any time our health status can change and we could get a phone call that could change our lives forever.

Don’t wait until something like this happens. Health is wealth. Without good health you really can’t fully enjoy your life.

Take good care of yourself and thank-you for being in my life!

If you’d like to ditch the bad habits that are keeping you from fully enjoying your life,

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Many Blessings,

Catherine

Catherine L. Taylor

https://www.secretsofaweightlossmaster.com

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