At first, the concept of National Cancer Survivors’ Day® struck me as kind of bogus. Held each year on the first Sunday in June (or thereabouts; not every community sticks to the schedule), this day (and why, pray tell, does it need a registration mark?) “is a symbolic event to demonstrate that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality.”
Yeah, well DUH, no kidding. Life goes on, and we perforce go with it –- sometimes trudging, sometimes skipping, but always moving forward. So...
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