Healing Circle
Women have the ability to accept free massages while waiting for mammography, ultrasound and biopsy of the breast at the Center for Imaging. Recently, as all women have received their massage chairs, shared stories circulating the small circle of women. It was as if the massage to relax enough to open and the stress of waiting for their test and other stressors in their lives to speak.
The older woman, 88 years, has mentioned that a caregiver for 18 years. First she took her parents when her husband and children. We listen when he remembered that when he retired to Florida with her husband, has become the building custodian. He would control his neighbors, knocking on their door to make sure they were OK. Actually closer to the older woman, to plunge in his knowledge of how he coped with being blessed in the chaos of life. The older woman paused, took time for the wise woman wisdom culled from his many years of experience. Laughter from the group lighten the moment.
There were comments about how the massage and breathing techniques helped them to relax and let you see on the beach instead of worrying about the test results. The offers of massage allowed these women to reach and communicate with each other for a few moments of their day. Choose to be present among them for a short period and in a healing circle to close. Comfort-oriented massage in a hospital imaging center opens a unique opportunity at a time that is usually stressful and isolated. An example of how to massage in a hospital is part of healing experience to connect and share moments of their lives stronger.