But God! (Post #49)
Last Wednesday was my "Alive Day!" 🎉 Alive Day: The anniversary of a day that you came close to death. Very popular with military veterans. It is usually not celebrated openly but serves as a day of reflection. (From the Urban Dictionary, not usually my first choice for information, but 🤷🏻♀️ ) The day could also be called "I'm Still Here Day" or "Happy Surgerversary Day;" I'm still undecided. All I know is that one year ago today, at this time I had just arrived home from ICU, after fighting for my life. (Dramatic much?) If you missed that part, you can read about it here, here, and here. People use various dates as their "Cancerversary," such as the day they were diagnosed (Friday the 13th, May 2022) the day they met with their surgeon for the first time, (June 1, 2022), or whatever other date they find meaningful. And yes, of course, I've been celebrating all the dates! But today feels different. I'm feeling all the...