On January 3rd, I sat at home, just back from the doctor's office having found out that I had a relapse and spread of my lymphoma. A week before that I had thought I was in remission, and now suddenly it was Stage 4B. Very advanced, and having failed chemo once already, I knew at that point that my chances weren't good.
Also on that same day, Barack Obama had a huge victory in the Iowa Caucuses, the very first contest of the long presidential race.
As I watched the election returns that night, I felt excited that Obama won. But at the same time, my mood was very grim. I actually thought to myself, "so what. It's not like I'll be around when either one of these folks becomes president..."
Now, ten months later, I'm very very excited that Barack Obama is the president-elect. But it's also great that he's not the only successful one.
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