Tag Archives: anniversary

four years: a parade of awe

Something is changing.  Perhaps it is simply that the passage of time breeds perspective.  But something must be owed to hard work and hopefulness, and the steadfastness of friends and family.  This past Tuesday marked four years since the beginning … Continue reading

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the wonder of the now (or, Cheesesteak 1, Shelob 0)

As I was walking to court this afternoon, for what promised (and proved) to be a very uneventful hearing, I felt a strange sensation creeping over me.  It was a faint sensation, not overpowering, but it was vaguely and disturbingly reminiscent of … Continue reading

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a courageous front

Yet another day on the cancer roller-coaster, though not quite in the way I might have anticipated.  December 1:  the diagnosis anniversary is nigh.  Thursday, 12/3, is really my own personal D-Day, even though it does not signify the day … Continue reading

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thankful

This year, as the Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close, it is essential to stop and actually “give thanks.”   It is the eve of the anniversary of my diagnosis.  Today is even my “MRI-iversary” – marking the date which, … Continue reading

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