I was going to update everybody about my recent doctor appointment, which was stressful and scary for me, and which I have been still processing. Tomorrow I have a follow up appointment. It's an ultrasound for a strange lump in my right breast. I wanted to do a video explaining it, but it's been more difficult to talk about then I anticipated. I'm getting emotional just writing this. It's not cancer I'm afraid of, or even surgery, it's the thought of being left alone in a hospital again. Having no voice. Not being heard. Or worse, being mistreated.
Pictured here I'm using the machine I used last week. It's really the only thing that helps relax my muscles for the rest of the night the day I use it, and gives me temporary pain relief. I would love to be able to own a machine like this, as improbable as that may be. Depending on my diagnosis, I'm even more concerned about my future.
Kenneth Helms
2023-06-20 01:22:00 +0000 UTC