“It was not cancer.”

I felt the room sway with relief.

Sadie blinked, then asked whether “benign” meant she wouldn’t need chemotherapy.

“That is correct,” the doctor said.

“Based on these findings, chemotherapy is not indicated.

You will need follow-up imaging and appointments to monitor healing and the ovary.”

I wanted to hug everyone in the hospital.

Instead, I cried so hard Sadie started laughing.