{"id":815,"date":"2015-04-09T01:42:44","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T10:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=815"},"modified":"2015-04-09T01:42:44","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T10:42:44","slug":"apr-9-fear-of-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=815","title":{"rendered":"Apr 9 &#8211; Fear of Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"shariff\" data-title=\"Apr 9 &#8211; Fear of Diagnosis\" data-info-url=\"http:\/\/ct.de\/-2467514\" data-backend-url=\"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/wp-content\/plugins\/shariff-sharing\/backend\/index.php\" data-temp=\"\/tmp\" data-ttl=\"60\" data-service=\"gftr\" data-services='[\"googleplus\",\"facebook\",\"twitter\",\"reddit\",\"info\"]' data-image=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=815\" data-lang=\"en\" data-theme=\"colored\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\"><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pet-scan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-816\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pet-scan.jpg\" alt=\"pet scan\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have never had a PET scan.\u00a0 I have been with many people who have gone through this diagnostic procedure.\u00a0 One of the things they share in common is wondering what the result of the scan will be.\u00a0 They also wonder what treatment will be suggested when they consult with the oncologist.\u00a0 This image example of a PET scan image.\u00a0 It is funny how when the image is of a stranger you can look at it with curiosity and wonder.\u00a0 When the image is your image or the image of someone you love the intensity of emotion that you feel and the fear of what you will be told increase exponentially.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When being with patients I seek to find from them what gives them comfort.\u00a0 Many reply that just having someone with them so they are not going through the experience alone makes all the difference.\u00a0 Others depend on their faith and have everyone they know praying for them.\u00a0 When I offer a prayer you can see expression contentment come across their face.\u00a0 The tools of presence, listening and when requested \u2013 prayer, can make all the difference to someone who is facing the unknown ahead of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have never had a PET scan.\u00a0 I have been with many people who have gone through this diagnostic procedure.\u00a0 One of the things they share in common is wondering what the result of the scan will be.\u00a0 They also wonder what treatment will be suggested when they consult with the oncologist.\u00a0 This image example &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=815\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Apr 9 &#8211; Fear of Diagnosis<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":817,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815\/revisions\/817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}