- talk ahead of time with family and friends on how you want to get through difficult anniversaries like birthdays, cancer diagnosis date, holiday celebrations, weddings, etc.
Also, keep in mind the special days that might be particularly difficult like holidays, birthdays or due dates of a pregnancy that ended too early.
Among the performers that night were two former students, the noted soloist Mira Wang and Na Sun, a member of the New York Philharmonic, who played devilishly difficult variations on "Happy Birthday" by the composer Bruce Dukov.
Chances are hangovers feel worse and recovery after a long night gets to be a difficult process the more birthdays you have under your belt.
"I find it difficult to remember my own birthday".
I was considerably more careful when circumstances made things difficult, but every error, every birthday, every toothache, plunged me further into poverty.
After a subsequent move to Derby County he has returned to playing regularly and is finding his form again but, just shy of his 24th birthday, it is difficult not to wonder what would have happened had he moved to Italy.
One of the most difficult things about celebrating a birthday is figuring out what you're going to do.
As far as my experience goes, have I found Christmas, being around children, birthdays or anniversaries difficult?
And they need to consider that specific dates, such as the anniversary of the death or the loved one's birthday, may be particularly difficult.
