The big three-five

I always try to do something memorable for my birthday. That way, each year stands out as unique and distinct, and, especially as I get older, it prevents each birthday from blending into the previous ones. For example, last year was the year I got to meet Alec Baldwin. There was the year I got a tattoo. The year I went backpacking in the California wilderness. The year I did the Mrs. T's triathlon in Chicago.

And I know that, in the years to come, I will look back on this birthday, and it will be, simply, the year I had cancer.