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"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.

Travis Long

The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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June 9, 2004	Travis Long	[/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
Maury Mills, 46, eats smoked pork straight off the smoker with friends Lora Royce, left, and Doug Smith, during a pig pickin' at Smith's home in Raleigh. Mills' friends and family had gathered to celebrate Mills' completion of chemotherapy and cancer treatment for lung cancer and a brain tumor. "The worst they've done to me is make me tired and make my hair fall out," Mills said. She was diagnosed with cancer in Nov. 2003. Her latest blood tests were negative for cancer.