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		<title>Pesky Health Scares Provide All the Reality You Need</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found a lump on my neck. I finally got around to dragging myself to the doctor on Tuesday. It had been about 5 weeks since it&#8217;s been there. It didn&#8217;t hurt and it wasn&#8217;t getting bigger, but it also didn&#8217;t seem like it had any plans of packing up and rolling out. As I [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I found a lump on my neck. I finally got around to dragging myself to the doctor on Tuesday. It had been about 5 weeks since it&#8217;s been there. It didn&#8217;t hurt and it wasn&#8217;t getting bigger, but it also didn&#8217;t seem like it had any plans of packing up and rolling out.</p>
<p>As I sat in the doctor&#8217;s office I had a few moments to think. I realized that I was pretty damn happy with my life and where I was and it really meant a lot to me. It was also great knowing that I had so many people around me that truly cared about me.</p>
<p>I wasn&#8217;t nervous. Lie. (There&#8217;s a lump on my neck, how can I not be nervous.) However, I was calmer than I expected. After you face so many things in life, you get to the point where you know that you&#8217;re doing all that you can do. If you&#8217;re at a place where you&#8217;re happy and comfortable with yourself, then you&#8217;re always prepared to deal with life&#8217;s little hiccups.</p>
<p>This doesn&#8217;t mean that if I found out that this is something horrible tragic, I won&#8217;t be down for a few days, but I know that I&#8217;ll get back up and be able to face whatever it is. It&#8217;s a good place to be in overall.</p>
<p>The great news is that so far I&#8217;m ok. After he checked me out, the doc said I seem perfectly healthy and that the lump was an enlarged lymph node, probably caused from when I was sick weeks ago and hacking my life away. He said he wasn&#8217;t concerned (errr, because there isn&#8217;t a lump on YOUR neck sir), but he did some blood work to be sure. If those tests come back ok, then I&#8217;ll have to wait it out to see if the pesky thing disappears. If not, they&#8217;ll have to remove it. Talk about something that excites me none.</p>
<p>Anyway, for now I&#8217;m praying and counting my many blessings. Everything is ok in the end, if it&#8217;s not ok, it&#8217;s not the end.</p>


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