Perspective: 35 years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer. This year, I’m celebrating my 'cancerversary.'
By Steven Petrow Steven Petrow Contributing columnist Email Bio Follow May 5 at 10:00 AM When I was first diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1984, at age 26, I heard but three words: “You have cancer.” Then my mind went to “Brian’s Song” — that 1971 TV movie that chronicled the life and death of pro football player Brian Piccolo. Piccolo also had testicular cancer, which in the movie was bluntly referred to as “terminal cancer,” and he was 26 when he died.
Last month, I celebrated 35 years since my diagnosis by having a quiet dinner with friends; they made a toast to me and I to the many others who have faced this disease. Other folks I know have marked a “cancerversary” by planting a tree, taking a special vacation, kicking off a fundraising campaign or hosting a celebratory party. People worldwide celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day, which is held on the first Sunday in June.
Personally, I choose joy. This year, I also chose to make a public post on Facebook that proclaimed, yes, I’m still here: That’s why I count from April 24, 1984, the afternoon when an oncologist at the University of California at San Francisco told me those three dreaded words.“That may call for a quiet celebration,” she admits, but adds that she doesn’t want “to tempt fate by going overboard.”
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