Welcome to the other side.
Your procedure is behind you.
You made it to the other side.
And right now,
There is nothing you need to do.
You may feel sleepy.
You may feel uncomfortable.
You may feel confused or emotional.
You may simply feel relieved.
Whatever you're feeling right now,
You don't need to change it.
You don't even need to understand it.
Just let yourself be here.
There are people around you whose job right now is to care for you.
Let them.
You don't have to be in charge.
You don't have to know what comes next.
You don't have to begin your recovery yet.
Right now.
You can simply rest.
Take an easy breath in,
Nothing deep or forced.
Just whatever breath feels natural to you and let it go.
Another easy breath in and out.
An ant.
And out.
Just continue breathing at an easy,
Natural pace.
Your body has been through something today.
And now it begins,
The quiet work of recovery.
You don't need to tell it how.
You don't need to rush it.
You don't need to measure your progress yet.
This is only the beginning.
Perhaps there were things you were afraid of before today.
Questions you couldn't answer.
Outcomes you couldn't know.
But the waiting for this moment is over.
The procedure is behind you and you are here.
So for now,
Let tomorrow belong to tomorrow.
Let later belong to later.
There will be time for questions.
There will be time for instructions.
There will be time to think about recovery.
But not right now.
Right now,
Your world can become very small.
This bed,
This room.
This breath,
This moment.
If you notice sounds around you,
Let them remind you that you are not alone.
If you notice people moving nearby,
Let them do the moving.
Your job is to be still.
If your mind begins asking questions.
You can gently tell it,
Not yet.
Right now,
We rest.
Your body knows how to begin.
Your medical team knows how to care for you.
And you can allow yourself to receive that care.
One breath,
Then another.
One moment,
Then another.
There is nowhere you need to get to right now.
You are already here.
You made it through the anticipation.
You made it through the procedure.
And now you are on the other side.
Rest here for a while.
Let yourself be cared for.
Let your body begin.
And trust that for this moment,
You don't have to do anything at all.
Just be.
And just be here.
