Today’s my five year cancer-free anniversary. A wonderful (though I think a bit arbitrary) milestone. I think it is good that the five-year clock starts after surgery and not after the rest of the treatment. I can still remember the feeling I had when I struck the gong, a Northwestern radiology department tradition to signal the completion of radiation treatments — a mixture of relief and being scared. Now that I was finished with what the medical establishment could do….what next? For me, the “what next” question has been answered as positively as can be. I had so many people rooting for me and supporting me — for which I remain incredibly grateful. I know from first hand experience that it makes a difference.
A celebration dinner is order, don’t you think?!
