So It is now my birthday. It is also the day before my dad had his surgery last year. He called me to tell me. He pretended he didn't know it was my birthday. He knew though as he stayed much more in tune to me than I would ever let myself realize.I never really felt one or the other about my birthday. It was always nice to hear happy birthday. It also wasn't a very big deal to me. Now this. I won't say it brings me much happiness this year. It brings me more strength than I ever knew I had. That's about it.I guess we'll make this post my candle of sorts-C