An Unexpected Quiet Place By: Kristine Brown "Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, 'Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.'" (Mark 6:31 NIV) "Have you ever experienced anxiety in confined spaces?" The imaging technician stood over me, asking the standard questions before wheeling me into the narrow tube for the MRI. The doctor ordered the test for my left hand, so I didn't realize until then that my entire body would be inside the tube. I answered no with some hesitation, because I hadn't really thought about it. I didn't recall being in a confined space before, other than an elevator. Yet now - as the bed beneath me inched forward toward the hollow tunnel - my heart raced. My face felt flushed. The technician's final words offered little comfort. "This will take around 45 minutes to an hour. Hold completely still. You can't move at all." |
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