Spirit of a Butterfly

Yesterday was different. I had surgery to remove a skin cancer on my nose. Following surgery we waited together for our biopsy reports. There were people there with bandages on thier nose, their ear, their eye. Some of them had to go back 2 and 3 times to have more cancer removed. Among those waiting was an old man who said he was born in 1926. His son was with him and he appeared to be in his 50's. His son had a sharp wit, and came up with comments that sent the group into laughter. The time went by quickly since we were able to entertain each other. Why cry when you can laugh. We learned later that the wise cracker was a Ronald McDonald for our area. He began joking about ordering a pizza and the doctor heard it. Doc came back and asked what kind of pizza we wanted because he was ordering for us. He said we had gone past time and he owed us something. When the pizza arrived someone commented that this was the first time he had pizza in a doctor's office. We all agreed. Fortunately I was free of more cancer cells and went home without further surgery. Looking back I can see how that time could have been tense and anxious. Instead it flew by and we had a good time.