Unplug the phone until Sunday. Be sweet to your Mom on Mother's Day, and then unplug the phone or don't answer her calls again for a while.
Just focus on YOU. Take deep breaths, play with your birds, eat healthy, visualize a 'happy ever after' for yourself.
Take this as a learning experience and not a tragedy.
And when you worry, remember that there are a lot of prayers and well-wishes being sent your way. Count them, and your blessings, like you'd count sheep!!
Mark, you are in my thoughts and prayers. Waiting is the hardest part but with God and all your BYC family you can get through it. I will pray for your mom too because she truly needs it after saying something off like that. As hard as it is Let Go and Let God! Every time bad thoughts would start bothering me I would repeat Let Go and Let God & it got me through it and made it easier to deal with.
Thank you all so much i will surly take all your advice in and do it!
i am gonna be going to my grandmas tonight to spend the night so i can go to my favorite park tomorrow... it's the only place where i can clear my head and truly relax so i am gonna spend my day at the park tomorrow
i will be back tomorrow evening
thank you all again for everything this means the world to me.... every time i start feeling bad i always think of all the wonderful people here on BYC that are sending thoughts and prayers to me and it makes me smile again
Mark this time last year we found out my husband has prostate cancer and I had to go in for a breast biopsy in both cases the Dr. calle personally and already had appt. set up with specialist for the next day mine was a great outcome so we concentrated on Geoff he had surgery and when that didn't do it we did radiation also he is doing great now and will have his final test in July. Now with that said I am going to get on the phone and get you on every prayer list Geoff was on. Even the smallest child can say "God is Good God is Great" He will hold you in the palm of his hand, now some days that will be for you to have a steady place to cry and other days to hold you up straight and tall All things serve the Lord even when we don't know why. You have the strength to get thru this You will touch peoples lives (you already have) in ways you will never know. My love prayers and strength goes out to you.
(I am more a lurker than a poster but had to let you know we care.)
So glad you got to go out and relax at your favorite park. Getting out in Nature always relaxes me, too.
I think the tummy ache is probably nerves...I have the best tea by Tazo tea company called "Calm", that really does the trick! It is chamomile and mint and some other herbs. Wish you were closer and I'd send you some!
I'm sure the news Monday will be good. Try not to let people make you focus on the worst case scenarios. Most good doctors give bad news in person, not in a letter. You should be fine. Please keep us posted!
No one, especially of your age should ever have to deal with this. Quite possibly the scariest thing is the wait. Please know that I am praying for you and your family, especialy for your mother. She is probably WAY overstressed and worried herself, but that is ABSOLUTLEY NO REASON to speak to you the way she does.
You need understanding and support, not snide remarks and callas comments at a time like this.
Looks like you are recieving TONS of support from BYC'ers, we're all behind you and we're all pulling for you!
You'll beat this, whatever it may be. You're a very strong young man and you have a beautiful and strong spirit. Hang in there and stay tough- and no matter what, we're with you!