Scary....

So we've kinda had a scare in our family this week. Yesterday I found out that my dad is going through some tests. I'll go back a little and explain. A couple of months ago, my dad woke up and had this huge "bump" (for lack of a better word) on his neck. After a couple of days, he finally went into the doctor to see what it was. It turned out that he'd slept in a bad position and it was a burst blood vessel that was the culprit. The doctor just had to drain it and it was fine. So Monday he woke up and kinda had the same thing on the front of his neck again and just figured it was the same thing. So he called the Dr.'s office and was able to be squeezed in late that afternoon. After the Dr. looked at it for a little bit, he knew it was not the same as before, so he sent dad in for an x-ray. When they looked at the x-ray, they saw a bunch of "spots" on his lungs and something in his neck. The Dr. was very concerned and sent dad up to the hospital to get another x-ray done so they can compare and get another opinion. After they looked at the 2nd x-ray, the Dr. wanted to get it set up as soon as possible to have some biopsies done of the lump in his neck and of his lungs. They got it set up for Tuesday afternoon.....that's pretty darn quick in the medical world. Well, the urgency of the Dr.'s really got to my dad and he was having a hard time with all of it. Mom was there and trying to get ahold of a family friend to help my younger brother give dad a blessing Monday night, but he wasn't able to make it. Just as mom hung up the phone with him, my older brother gave mom a call and asked her why she was at the hospital, he was just parking by her car outside. Mom was shocked! Things just happened to fall through for some other people to bring some awsome Krill/Omega-3 pills up to a doctor at the hospital, so Nate happened to be the one that brought them up. It never fails to amaze me how things just happen to work out when you need them. So Nate was able to go home with mom and dad and, with the assistance of my little brother Matt, gave dad a blessing telling him that he would be able to fight off what was happening in his body because he was still needed to be here with his family to teach and lead them. What a comfort that blessing is to all of us. So yesterday, dad went in to be tortured for most of the day. They drew blood, stuck a needle through his back to get samples out of his lungs, and took a sample out of his neck so everything can be tested to see exactly what it is we're dealing with. I Know that everything will end up okay, but the not knowing what it is exactly and how hard or long it will take to "fix" it is scary. The word cancer and lymphoma have been thrown around a little bit, and no matter what you believe and know in your heart and soul, those words still make me nervous. I love my dad so much! He has been one of my best friends my entire life. I have always been a daddy's girl, so this is kinda getting to me a bit. I really hope we get the results back by the end of the week. I think it'll help to know what it is so we can know what to do about it. I just really needed to get this out there so that it helps me heal and be strong and ready to help any way I can. I'm feeling a little better already. Plus, last night I made homemade chicken noodle soup with mashed potatoes and took it over to my parents' house so they had a nice homecooked meal after dealing with Dr.'s and the hospital all day. Nothing like cooking/baking therapy! When I know more, I will definitely update everyone. Thanks for listening!