Answers to prayer rarely look like we expect
"Well," he said gently, "there's something there."
Just say it. I tried to shift away from the pain within the confines of the wheelchair; they no longer made me climb up onto the exam table. I was tired, tired of the pain, and I just wanted answers. I wanted a label for my condition that could be targeted and eliminated.
"It's a tumor, isn't it?"
For an instant, his professional objectivity failed him, and he sighed. "Yes," he said. "You have a tumor."
Wait, what? That wasn't what he was supposed to say. I only said it to deflate the two-ton elephant in the room. I only said it because I thought voicing such an outrageous possibility would make the truth come easier. I only said it because I knew God would never allow such a thing to happen. Not to me. Not now.

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