8. AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

We eNDeD the day in a much better way than we started it — with the discovery that Sam’s parents had booked us an overnight stay in a luxury hotel.

For the first time in ages, Sam and I felt optimistic. While I hadn’t been given the official cancer all-clear yet, the MRI and CT scans looked good. We even allowed ourselves to start thinking about beginning our journey towards becoming parents. The thought of holding our baby in my arms was a wonderful counterpoint to everything we had been through in the past year.