now that it's over, it can come out into the open.

for the last few days, my mummy received results of her annual mammogram, and instead of the usual uneventful outcome, she was asked, no -told, no- commanded to return to the hospital because there was something amiss.

that threw my mum into something of a frenzy. when it comes to her children, she's a woman as strong as iron with everready reassurance and skyhigh confidence. but internally, she's as soft as... mushy tofu. yes so tofu is already mushy but let's throw the oxymoron in for bigger emphasis.

she had to endure about 5 days of worrying, not long on paper but time is always relative. sleepness nights, tears. despite our attempts to coax her out of unnecessary worries.' dont worry till you have to' became a sort of mantra.

so today i accompanied her for her check up, a rare time where i wake up at 730 so willingly without even a tinge of protest.

went through a few hours of traumatising check ups and ultrasounds which made my mother's face grew longer and longer as time went by. doctor language didnt help as their serious expressions clearly stated that there was something up.
and i have nervous stomach! i had to keep rushing to the toilet!
and i have a serious soft spot for my mummy and when she's upset or tearful it's contagious cause i hate to see her like that but i had to control and be all responsible and mature because we cant both be breaking down at the same time.

and the results?
we were told that my mum has cysts, to which she bursts into tears because she had no idea what they were (see what ignorance can do to u??) while i on the other hand was like, 'cysts? yay! but that's great!'
i think for one crazy moment my mum probably thought i had a sadistic fetish in me or something.
doctors and nurses were quick to assure her that it was not cancerous and not in the least life threatening.

poor mummy took some time to calm down.

anyway, thank God. He answered our prayers once again!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
i wasnt surprised though. she's such a great mum.

and after that, we went shopping!

:D

how easy we take our health for granted....

i think i grew up even more again this morning.