Sarah's Story

Finding Out

The morning comes to soon
They had spent the night talking, praying, and even laughing a little.

Sarah told her who she has thinking about when she discovered the lump. Beth can't blame her. Josiah is really hot. At 6'3 and built like a football player, with gorgeous black hair that falls in waves down his shoulders and warm brown eyes, he easily catches the females attention. But, the must attractive thing about Josiah is his love for the Lord. He reflects the values of kindness, love, sweetness, and always puts others first.

Not that Josiah or Sarah's crush on him is the important thing. It was just nice to talk about something else, something fun, if only for a moment.

They sit in the waiting room as Mr Rose fills out a stack of papers. The girls hold tight to each others hands. Beth nor her daddy, would be allowed back when they do the mammogram.

It is hard for them to watch her walk away knowing how scared she was. So, Beth does the one thing for her she can. She lifts her up to God. Mr Rose sits and flips through a magazine he doesn't see. They told them that it wouldn't be long. But, time has a new meaning while waiting to see if someone you love has cancer.

"Hi. My name is Maggie and I will be doing your mammogram today." Says the sweet lady that leads her to the back. "I know how scary this is and, we will make it as easy as possible.

Sarah reluctantly follows her back to the changing rooms. "Here you go sweetie. You change here. If you have deodorant on, please wipe it off. The gown opens in the front."
She changes and Maggie leads her  to a room with a scary looking x-ray machine with two steel plates. She enters her name in the computer. She then places a pink pad on the bottom plate.
"I will be placing this markers on your nipples to mark their placement for the doctor," she explains as she does it.
"Okay." Sarah tells her knowing that won't be the hardest part of this day.
"Sarah, I need you to lean up against the plate. Let your arm relax against it." Maggie instructs as she places her breast on the bottom plate.

After she had positioned her, she goes back over to the computer and the top plate slowly presses her breast flat. She looks to the display as it comes down. It shows 28 pounds of pressure! She goes through this seven more times, four for each breast. It hurts a lot but she knows it is necassary.

When it is over, Maggie sents her back to get dressed and start waiting. She didn't know that they wouldn't be waiting long.