On the Other Side...

My dream self walked this creek a hundred times. At times it was hard to make progress, to proceed down the slippery stream and navigate the muddy footfalls. The banks were too steep and guarded by a sentinel of trees to deviate from the snaking, wet path before me. Going back was not an option, the way was blocked by swirling pools and rushing tides of water. Under bridge and branch I went...

Yesterday the oncologist told me that my scans and tests were clear and negative! The cancer is gone and did not spread! I have to be mindful of my health more, but I am making major strides in my recovery!

Shaken from the chill of the water and the fear of falling, I have arrived on the other side...

I only have one more visit to doctor's and then I'm finished. No more waiting rooms. No more hospital gowns. No more vials of blood or clipboards stacked with paperwork. No more poking and prodding and cold stethoscopes. I am healed.