Well, maybe the sonar scan afterwards, "just to make sure we didn't miss anything..." No, actually, it can get much worse, they can "see something there" and insist on a biopsy (like the last time I was here, in this beautiful new Mammography Centre with its beautiful flowery wallpaper, stylish couches, and cappuccinos). Then the biopsy could lead to a verdict of either "benign" or "malignant", and so we as women have to go through this invasion of privacy once every two years, and then later...

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those...

Last week, we were watching Dr House, MD, and one of the “cases” he had to solve reminded me of the time when my child was in hospital,...