{"id":1982,"date":"2010-05-24T19:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=1982"},"modified":"2010-05-24T19:01:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-24T19:01:00","slug":"on-turning-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2010\/05\/24\/on-turning-39\/","title":{"rendered":"On Turning 39&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/__UOnyOrkWqs\/S_qmCWe7OwI\/AAAAAAAAAo8\/cAOyDrhPdw8\/s1600\/cancer\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/__UOnyOrkWqs\/S_qmCWe7OwI\/AAAAAAAAAo8\/cAOyDrhPdw8\/s320\/cancer\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>This post is one of a series to support my <a href=\"http:\/\/pilgrimgirl.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/my-39th-birthday-wish.html\">39th Birthday Wish<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Turning 39 feels awfully old.&nbsp; And I know most people, especially women, feel wearied by this number&#8211;with 40 looming just around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>But here&#8217;s the thing: For a few years I doubted whether I would even make it to see my 15th birthday.&nbsp; That I&#8217;m still kickin&#8217; at 39 is nothing short of a miracle to me.<\/p>\n<p><i>Picture at left is of me during chemo.&nbsp; I&#8217;m wearing a wig and a favorite purple sweatshirt that a friend personalized for me.&nbsp; <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is one of a series to support my 39th Birthday Wish.&nbsp; Turning 39 feels awfully old.&nbsp; And I know most people, especially women, feel wearied by this number&#8211;with 40 looming just around the corner. 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