Events in the Life of Laura Berger By lauraberger Jun 12, 1978 Born in Princeton, NJ, 7 lb. Breastfed until age 1. Aug 31, 1978 Move with parents Ellen and Michael to Dayton, OH May 12, 1979 Walking Aug 23, 1979 Talking Sep 1, 1981 Mother Ellen begins law school Sep 1, 1983 Started kindergarten Jun 26, 1984 Sister Sarah born Jul 1, 1986 Family moved to new house/ started new school Jun 15, 1990 First summer at overnight camp (8 weeks) Aug 23, 1990 Switched from public school to Jewish day school (7th grade) Jun 1, 1991 My Bat Mitzvah Dec 14, 1992 First trip to Israel (2 weeks) Jun 14, 1996 Graduated High School Sep 7, 1996 Started college at University of Michigan Jun 23, 1997 Sister Sarah's bat mitzvah May 17, 2000 College Graduation Aug 10, 2000 Moved to NYC for graduate school Aug 14, 2000 Met Yoni, my future husband Dec 6, 2001 Got engaged! May 16, 2002 Sister Sarah's high school graduation Aug 18, 2002 Our wedding May 23, 2003 Graduated from graduate school Jul 6, 2003 Moved from New York City to Baltimore Mar 24, 2005 First child Talya Michal Berger born Jul 14, 2006 Moved from Baltimore to West Bloomfield, MI Jul 21, 2007 Second child Adina Sigal Berger born Jun 18, 2009 Diagnosed with rare tumor in brain near optic nerves Nov 28, 2009 First 5 mile race Nov 30, 2009 Went to Boston for radiation treatment at Mass General Hospital Jan 21, 2010 Returned home from Boston May 1, 2010 Father Michael diagnosed with breast cancer May 10, 2010 Started studying for nursing degree Jul 12, 2010 First follow-up MRI after radiation; no new tumor growth Aug 9, 2010 Difficulty conceiving third child due to residual complications from radiation treatment Oct 17, 2010 Complete first long-distance event: Detroit Half Marathon Aug 26, 2011 Begin second career in nursing program at U-M Oct 9, 2011 Complete first full marathon Aug 27, 2012 Graduate from nursing school Sep 9, 2012 Conceive third child using hormone injections Jun 12, 2013 Third child born Aug 8, 2014 Begin specialized training for CRNA certification Jul 2, 2015 Move to Chicago Jul 22, 2015 Start job as nurse anesthetist at Northwestern University Hospital Jun 12, 2018 My 40th birthday Nov 9, 2018 Midlife crisis! Train for and run 50-mile ultramarathon Aug 9, 2030 Talya's wedding Oct 4, 2032 Adina's wedding Apr 16, 2033 Birth of first grandchild Sep 20, 2039 Death of mother Aug 9, 2040 Death of father Dec 31, 2045 Retire from Northwestern University Hospital as head of nurse anesthesiology Mar 9, 2046 Take adjunct teaching position in nursing school Aug 1, 2048 We retire completely and move to Hilton Head, SC Jan 11, 2050 Take up pottery as a hobby Aug 18, 2052 Our 50th wedding anniversary Aug 9, 2058 Have to give up driving due to poor vision Aug 18, 2062 Our 60th wedding anniversary Jan 12, 2069 My death