I love the way your mom handled about the day. Im sure her sensitivity has helped you achieve these 6 years successfully. Having good support makes ALL the difference.

Its best when anniversary dates hit to look at the positive that has come since that time rather than focusing back on how bad it was. The achievement is great. There in lies the celebration.

Hmmmm I had so many "surviver days" i lost track of all of them. It was like living in a black hole for 13 years with no sense of time or much memory of the happenings. You are blessed to have the memory.