Anniversaries

​I was thinking yesterday about how many “anniversaries” are coming up. I wish there was another good word to use instead. In my opinion, anniversaries should be happy commemorations, but I looked online at the thesaurus and none of the replacements seemed appropriate either.
One year ago today, Tom’s oncologist suggested he stop treatment. He felt the treatment was no longer serving it’s purpose and was only making him sicker. I remember the shell-shocked feeling (much like the feeling we had when Tom was first diagnosed). Some of the other anniversaries coming up: the anniversary of finding the tumor, Tom’s first chemo treatment, the diabetic emergency (brought on from one of his treatments destroying his pancreas), and the open-heart surgery to remove the benign myxoma. Tom always called me the “Human Calendar” because I had a great memory for dates. Plus I was so open about our journey on Facebook that I couldn’t forget if I wanted to, because it shows up in my Facebook memories.
This seems like a good time to thank you all again for your prayers and support. I know that is what carried us through the hardest times (and what is carrying me through now).