Lunchtime in school is that time of day that reminds social misfits that we don't belong, that we are outsiders, and that we are unwanted.

Growing up in Monsey, we enjoyed our 10 minute seder each year with the Bergers. Those were some of the best Jewish 10 minutes of my life.

When I was initially diagnosed with bladder cancer, I refused to use the Cancer Card. I refused to even admit that I might need one. I was confident that I would be able to maintain life as I knew it, with as little change as possible. The cancer I would manage on the side, like a hobby or a part-time job.

Often friends will come to the front of your life, sometimes fade into the background for a few years...