I know how frightening this is. When I got a call that started "I'm so sorry.." paralysis set in. The desire to go hide in a dark corner was hard to resist. I was very lucky to find a second opinion that was more my normal mindset: No problem, we'll fix this one step at a time.

Just follow doctors' orders, keep your focus on the future, and stop in here any time you need a hug, or just to have a good cry, ok? You're very important to all of us.