Thanks for catching that. I was figuring the dates out on my calendar and slipped down a row. It was the 18th.
Yeah, that was very weird.
Edit: Ah, it must have been a typo, now it's fixed.
> I was checked in and put on antibiotics, which fixed the pain, and on 18 April my oncologist confirmed it was cancer.
Or he may have been diagnosed one or more years ago.
No.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11520979
> PieterH 3 days ago | parent | flag
> Just found out today, after a week of tests and six weeks of feeling gradually worse. I'll try to answer your questions. I'm on my phone.
So, what's up with the dates?
First, the article date:
> wrote on 22 Apr, 05:43 (4 hours ago)
Then later in the text:
> and on 25 April my oncologist confirmed it was cancer.
Seems like someone is a secret time traveler...?