My personal challenge this year is to weekly read a chapter/excerpt in the little book "50 Truths Worth Knowing" and then create a card based on the story. This week's was a bit challenging for me.
Laura was a 36-year-old with one child. Her doctor said it was time for her to schedule her first ever "routine" mammogram. A writer by profession who specialized in health-related topics, Laura didn't hesitate one bit. She didn't necessarily look forward to the test, but she wasn't apprehensive either.
Until.
Female friends and family members, upon learning of her upcoming test, proceeded to tell her horror stories, give her unsolicited advice, and tried to prepare her for the "pain, pressure, and personal humiliation" she would surely experience.
Laura laid awake at night, wondering if she should be apprehensive... and then she was apprehensive.
Until.
She remembered being inundated with similar tales, concerns, and warnings when she was expecting her child... and in reality, while delivery was not pleasant, it was not awful either. People were well-meaning, but they might not be right.
When the time came Laura calmly went for her mammogram and found that the experience wasn't great, but it wasn't awful either.
My card is very simple, but the message seems to fit Laura's story.
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