i celebrate every freaking birthday because i am alive - an awful lot of people aren't

every year i age because i survived when millions did not

a childhood friend died 2 days before christmas last year... and i sat here alone, unable to go home for the holidays and unable to tell my family that i had been diagnosed with uterine tumors and had no idea if it meant i was about to die.

this year - 6 days after my birthday when I turned FORTY (GO ME!!!) - i got the news that i am officially cancer free

i celebrated my birthday twice... once for turning 40 and once for the green light to live another year

so yes.. i will age.. and boohoo to anyone who thinks 40 is old. i will age and be grateful for every birthday i have... every single sweet birthday means that i was blessed enough to survive

if anyone thinks birthdays are terrible let me give you the number for my friend's two kids or her parents... i'm sure they can explain the alternative better than i can

AMEN FOR BIRTHDAYS - BRING 'EM ON!!!!