The Boogeyman

 Did you have fears when you were a child?  Fears of a ghost in the closet or something scary under the bed? I remember we always scared each other with talks of the Boogeyman.  That crazy, scary, unseen thing that went bump in the night.   So a light on in the hallway, or maybe a night light?  Tales during a party to make you shiver?  Looking at yourself in a mirror while repeating Mary, Bloody Mary?  Yep those were the scary things of childhood that we can look back now and laugh.  Yes, there are really scary people in the world. We hear about them daily on the news.  We take many precautions to prevent them from being in our world.  However, there are other "Boogeymen" that are not hiding in the closet or under the bed.  This scary thing is hiding in our bodies.  We go about our daily lives and then will hear of a friend or family member that has been attacked by this monster.  We call it "Cancer".  It's often unseen until symptoms appear or a routine check up reveals that something scary is hiding within us.  I faced this Boogeyman this past week when a call from my family Doctor had me calling a thoracic surgeon to rule out a mass on my lung that looked suspicious.  I've had lung nodules that we've kept an eye on for about 3 years. These haven't changed and are usually of a non cancer variety.  But my scan this year picked up on a very tiny new mass that looked suspicious.  So I've had those boogeyman scary feelings for a week until my appointment today.  It's a mass too small to biopsy and in a place that would be difficult. However, the surgeon feels it's only a 4% chance of being cancer and would suggest doing another scan in 3 months and we'll keep an eye on it.  It could even go away on it's own.  To me that would be such a blessing.  So for now I'm in a better frame of mind and even though that Boogeyman is still hiding I'm hoping to be the one to scare him out of existence! I know many of my followers have dealt with a cancer diagnosis for themselves or a family member or a friend.  Prayer does help and I'm grateful for my family and friends these past few days that have prayed for me.  I hope one day for a cure for all cancers and that stinky Boogeyman to be gone from all our closets and under all our beds.