Comments on: Miles and Miles of Milestones http://talkingaboutcancer.com/archives/14 Helping with the emotional impact of cancer. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:04:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Postmaster http://talkingaboutcancer.com/archives/14#comment-18 Postmaster Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:09:31 +0000 http://talkingaboutcancer.com/archives/14#comment-18 I have two major milestones - October 15, the day I was diagnosed, and December 4, the day of my surgery, both of which are are important than my birthday. I don't do much about my surgery anniversary (the day I was supposedly cured), but I've learned to be very careful on October 15. I don't know what it is, but every Oct 15, a bunch of bad things happen. It started on my first anniversary when both of our cars got hit, a tree fell over in the backyard, and I just about broke my thumb cutting it down. And every year since (for 5 years), something has happened. In some way, it helps take my mind off the bad memories but it has also made me hunker down and stay inside on that day. Renting a movie and having a couple of glasses of wine seems like an unexciting way to celebrate an important milestone, but it's safe and I can quietly toast the fact that I'm still alive. Doug I have two major milestones - October 15, the day I was diagnosed, and December 4, the day of my surgery, both of which are are important than my birthday. I don’t do much about my surgery anniversary (the day I was supposedly cured), but I’ve learned to be very careful on October 15. I don’t know what it is, but every Oct 15, a bunch of bad things happen. It started on my first anniversary when both of our cars got hit, a tree fell over in the backyard, and I just about broke my thumb cutting it down. And every year since (for 5 years), something has happened.

In some way, it helps take my mind off the bad memories but it has also made me hunker down and stay inside on that day. Renting a movie and having a couple of glasses of wine seems like an unexciting way to celebrate an important milestone, but it’s safe and I can quietly toast the fact that I’m still alive.

Doug

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