A long, long time

I've been:

someone's sister for 47 and a half years;

married for almost 14 years;

an orphan for 10 years;

a mom for 4 years, 11 months, and 23 days (I counted from 'gotcha day' not birthday of BonnieBlue);

cancer-free for 9 years, 4 months, and 2 days (yay!);

a motherless daughter for 32 years;

a teacher for 22 years;

a member of the LDS church for 16 years;

sober 16 years, 4 months, and 10 days, 1 hour, and 55 minutes (yay!);

experiencing a daily headache for 16 days.

That's a long, long time to have a headache.