Vulnerability

A week ago today I had my 3rd surgery for recurrent Granulosa Cell Tumor. As I was in the pre-op area, I realized how vulnerable I was with going into surgery - how once I was under anesthesia I would not know what was happening, who was in proximity to me, what they were doing.

And yet there was such safety in that position of vulnerability because I knew that the team at Duke wanted the best outcome for me. It was out of my hands at that point. I gave myself completely over to their best judgement.

And that’s the way it needed to be.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we were able to so freely release control in our day-to-day relationships?

My view in pre-op