If you ever see someone who looks exactly like me, but doesn’t seem to recognize you, it’s my sister Ann.

She and I have confused people for years, and our parents are unable to identify our voices on the phone.

Forget about our baby pictures. My mom didn’t write our names on the back, and we have given up trying to guess who’s who.

Whenever Ann tells me of a mix-up, I have the same response.

“Ann, it’s a compliment for me! You’re younger and thinner and nicer!”

It’s true, and it’s her sweet personality that helps us to overlook the fact that she is known for placing an order for food and showing up at a different location to pick it up. (I’ve only done this once.) I guess that’s another way we are similar. Neither of us likes to cook.

However, my family wasn’t confused about the focus of our recent Girls Night. We gathered to celebrate Ann’s completion of radiation. In January, we found out that her yearly mammogram revealed a small lump, which was soon diagnosed as breast cancer. Surgery was followed by radiation, and she handled it all with faith and strength. I’ve never been more proud of my little sister.

Our celebration included a Happy Radiation Graduation cake and a special edition of the board game Guess Who.

My daughter Monique replaced the pictures on the game with photos of the girls in our family.

As I stared at the pictures on the game pieces, I realized how much we all resemble each other. Guess I’ll spend today writing names on photos.

Ronny Michel may be reached at rmichel@rtconline.com.