Never thought I would hear these words

The phone rings. I pick it up, say "hello" and listen. "This is Dr. B. Your test results are back. It isn't good news.....you have cancer". Suddenly her voice sounds so far away as she tells me she will go over more tomorrow at the scheduled appointment. She wants me to write down my questions and bring them in. I mumble something or another in reply and say good bye. I slowly put the phone back on the cradle. First, I sit there in disbelief. Then, covering my face with my hands, I begin to cry.