alive day
n.— «Staff Sgt. Joshua Olson of Spokane called it his “Alive Day,” the first anniversary of the day he lost his leg in Iraq.» —“Spokane soldier who lost leg in combat celebrates ‘Alive Day’” by Kimberly Hefling in Fort Campbell, Ky. Seattle Times (Wash.) Nov. 26, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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