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Born in Princeton, NJ, 7 lb. Breastfed until age 1.
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Move with parents Ellen and Michael to Dayton, OH
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Walking
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Talking
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Mother Ellen begins law school
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Started kindergarten
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Sister Sarah born
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Family moved to new house/ started new school
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First summer at overnight camp (8 weeks)
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Switched from public school to Jewish day school (7th grade)
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My Bat Mitzvah
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First trip to Israel (2 weeks)
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Graduated High School
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Started college at University of Michigan
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Sister Sarah's bat mitzvah
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College Graduation
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Moved to NYC for graduate school
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Met Yoni, my future husband
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Got engaged!
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Sister Sarah's high school graduation
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Our wedding
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Graduated from graduate school
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Moved from New York City to Baltimore
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First child Talya Michal Berger born
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Moved from Baltimore to West Bloomfield, MI
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Second child Adina Sigal Berger born
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Diagnosed with rare tumor in brain near optic nerves
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First 5 mile race
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Went to Boston for radiation treatment at Mass General Hospital
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Returned home from Boston
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Father Michael diagnosed with breast cancer
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Started studying for nursing degree
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First follow-up MRI after radiation; no new tumor growth
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Difficulty conceiving third child due to residual complications from radiation treatment
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Complete first long-distance event: Detroit Half Marathon
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Begin second career in nursing program at U-M
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Complete first full marathon
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Graduate from nursing school
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Conceive third child using hormone injections
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Third child born
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Begin specialized training for CRNA certification
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Move to Chicago
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Start job as nurse anesthetist at Northwestern University Hospital
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My 40th birthday
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Midlife crisis! Train for and run 50-mile ultramarathon
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Talya's wedding
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Adina's wedding
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Birth of first grandchild
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Death of mother
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Death of father
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Retire from Northwestern University Hospital as head of nurse anesthesiology
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Take adjunct teaching position in nursing school
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We retire completely and move to Hilton Head, SC
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Take up pottery as a hobby
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Our 50th wedding anniversary
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Have to give up driving due to poor vision
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Our 60th wedding anniversary
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My death