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thought I would have some sad story in here - didn't ya 
What Would You Do if You Had 6 Months To Live ?Being of Life - the Blog
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I wanted to spend more time with my friends, and I have them round to visit and phone them much more often than I did.
But its been a year and 2 months since they told me that, and here I still am.
Being surprised when you wake up in the morning puts a kind of sparkle on the day.
My ct scan results and kidney function have improved and I may well be around for another 5 or 10 years.
I aim to enjoy every minute.
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Valdary wrote:My ct scan results and kidney function have improved and I may well be around for another 5 or 10 years.
I aim to enjoy every minute.
Thank you for sharing your life experience
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Make the move away from hubby today instead of fall (which is the plan).
Spend lots of time with my sister and cousins.
Get to know my sisters grandsons. I've lost so much time already that the bond won't be there, but I'd like to be able to watch them grow up. When I move I will be living near my sister again like the old days when I could just jump in the car and be there in 10 minutes, not like now which is about 45 minutes.
Eat every fattening thing I wanted and not care because where I'm going when I die there will be NO DIETS!
Look for some volunteer work to do. Maybe in hospitals or something like that. I would love to be able to keep people company that have no one and no one ever visits them.
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Many thanks to Valdary and Maggie02 for their thoughts and experience.
I have created a blog post on Being of Life - the Blog and included a link back to this forum post so others may read the thoughts and experiences posted here in this forum.
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I would do some things that I always avoided because they were against my Darwinian instincts for survival. I would wrestle alligators, develop an appreciation for riding a motorcycle at 100 MPH in heavy traffic conditions with just a t-shirt as protection. I would take a beginners flight lesson and completely screw with the instructor once we were in the air.
Above all, I would hire an assassin to (try) to kill me. It would be the ultimate game of hide and seek ever. Screw paintball!
I would make sure to tell all my friends and family that I was on my way out and that I loved them with all my heart and soul.
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the forum posts tend to disappear after a few weeks of inactivity - so you will end up with a dead link in a few weeks...
as for me - i would sell everything i own that is worth money - and give away the rest...give the passwords to my friend so she can keep earning my money after i die to use it as a college fund for her kids...then hop the next plane the europe and visit everywhere i want to see...and eat anything i want to eat...and do anyone anything i want to do hehehehe
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I'd go up to Alaska, and be in the wilderness.
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shopaholicchick wrote:the forum posts tend to disappear after a few weeks of inactivity - so you will end up with a dead link in a few weeks... A few weeks - I said 6 months
Thanks shopaholicchick for the heads up on the forum posting.
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I tried to make the best out the time I'd still have too and just do whatever I want without having to worry that I'd mess up my back even more then it already is since I wont be around that much longer anyway.  So I'd spent a lot more time with my loved ones, throw parties, go bungee jumping and skydiving and stuff.
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Go to Key West and live out my days snorkling, taking photos and having a blast!
And actually the OMG thread has been going since Nov of last year, so threads only go away if they aren't kept alive.
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sweet i agree - but a thread like this only really requires you to post once and people may not keep checking back on it...and reposting
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My dear friend posed this 6 months to live question in a lecture she gave over 30 years ago - I was reminded of this poignant question while listening to a Brian Tracy audio.
My friend's question centered on the answer to the question and why are you are not doing those thing(s) right now.
What are the limiting excuses holding you back?
I am working on the 'right now'.
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Get Off The Computer!!!!!!!
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My sister was recently given this diagnosis. She had colon cancer, which was in stage 4 when they found it. She almost didn't tell me, because I was going thru stage 1 breast cancer at the time. Well, they caught it at stage 4 ... and she had been on low dose chemo ever since then. But after almost 5 years, it has spread too much, and they told her to be ready to go into the hospice. She did pretty good for someone who was diagnosed in such a late stage. It took over 4 years, but now they said she only has 3 to 6 months left. Unfortunately, she is in too much pain, and is on Pain meds to think about what she wants to do. I thought about this question alot when I had my stage 1 breast cancer problem 4 years ago. Even tho my chances of reoccurrance was only 20%, I didn't know what to expect. It really does give you a dose of reality that life does not last forever. It did make me a more Artistic person. I went out and got my laptop when I was going through the Radiation. I would actually come home from the Radiation treatments and sit and do Zazzle. And I am sure it made me a more aggresive and assertive person when it came to finding a new job ... I ended up getting an accounting job at a TV Network. Something I don't think I would have had the bravery to do before I had the cancer. And even tho I was always a church going person, it did give me a new outlook on Spirituality.... But with my sister going through her thing now, it has made me think about this alot. And I came to conclusion that the only thing I would do differently would be to have a cleaner apartment. I don't want my friends to have to clean up to much junk after I am gone. Other than that - I think I would just keep doing what I am doing now. Donna www.zazzle.com/donnagraysonabstract*www.zazzle.com/donnagrayson_photos*www.zazzle.com/donnasgreetingcards*www.zazzle.com/donnasphotoframes*www.zazzle.com/donnagrayson*www.donnagrayson.com
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DonnaGraysonAbstract wrote:
But with my sister going through her thing now, it has made me think about this alot.
And I came to conclusion that the only thing I would do differently would be to have a cleaner apartment.
I don't want my friends to have to clean up to much junk after I am gone.
Other than that - I think I would just keep doing what I am doing now.
Thank you for your post - it reminded me of my friend who posed this question to me 30 years ago - she had just come out of experimental treatment at Stanford University for hodgkins lymphoma when I met her (this was back in the mid 70's) - Standford was testing the effectiveness of radiation therapy compared to chemo - my friend was in the radiation group. She was one of the few that survived long term - 30 years.
She died about 5 years ago due to a slow growth lung cancer (she had been a smoker) - the doctors kept telling her she had pneumonia.
Donna - you sound like you are doing just fine - thank you for the post, and all my best to you and your sister.
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I would spend every second of every day with the people dearest to me.
Mostly I would hang out with my 5 year old son and do fun stuff with him.
Ride our bikes, have a Nerf sword fight, go swimming, eat pizza, watch Ben 10 videos, act goofy, all the best stuff in life.
I've been lucky enough to live in a 3rd world country. Not a developing country, but one stuck in perpetual poverty. I spent a year and a half there and it was great because I really am thankful every day I wake up in the wonderful U.S.A.
Plenty of other great places to live on this planet. I'm just saying I know how lucky I am to be here.
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Well, as I am on my second kidney transplant, I can tell you that I enjoy every day I am given!
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