What if...

I would do things differently. I would stop worrying so much about money and things we need. I would worry more about how much time I have to spend with my family. And I would make sure they absolutely knew how much I love them!

It is something that happens to people. They hear their test results from the doctor and hear "You have one, maybe 2 more months to live". That must be an awful truth to hear. I really don't know what i would do. I think i'd start giving away my belongings. And be as much as possible with my one and only. And if there are some unsolved arguments, I think I'd like to have them solved. Not as much for me as well as for the other persons because they will have to live on a bit longer I hope.

When my first husband was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, we knew it was terminal and that it could be fairly quick. He lasted not quite a year from his diagnosis. We used that time to tie up lose ends,make peace with ourselves and God. He tried to teach the kids a few more things. I think we did okay with what we knew. We tried to be kinder and more considerate as well.

If I knew my time was near I would definately spend more time with my kids and try to get my daughter in CA to come back home.

I try to live every day to the fullest that I possibly can. I thought about this a long time ago. Every time I see someone important in my life, I let them know I love and care for them. I don't want to live for a long time with a lot of regrets and I don't want anyone else to, either.

I would have applied myself more, early on and went to medical school. I became a nurse, and it was very satisfying work, but I wish I could have prepared myself better to become a doctor. To me, having a high income career of being a doctor (my interest) would offer me freedom financially. I wouldn't have had to work 12 and 16 hour days and miss time with my daughter. Medical school and internship would have been hard, but it would have been worth it in the long run.

Of course I would spend more time with my family....see my daughters one last time...but I would also want to spend some more time with my best friend. And I think for the most part I do what I want everyday....so there's not much I would so differently.

yes dear Jodee I would spend as much time with my husband as possible and also try to take care of my personal stuff and make arrangements on how to handle it so my hubby wont be overwhelmed with the responsibility.

i completely agree with you! even though we dont think much about it, it is a part of our life and we need to accept it! I would spend a whole lot of time with my family and finally when my time is going to be over, will go to my love and confess my love to him and die in his hands!

I have thought about it. Because of my 14 year old son. I want to make sure hes taken care of. And with the few health problems Ive had in the last year, i had thought what if...

So many of us take the simple things in life for granted. I know I do it. When I wake up in the morning, my day is very routine. I get the kids up for school, send them off, get the hubby off to work, clean the house, get the kids of the bus, etc etc etc. Anytime I think about what is going to eventually happen to all of us, it makes me want to kiss my kids and hold my husband. It makes me wish that I would do something different for once. If I knew that I only had a few months to go, I would probably learn to stop taking so much for granted. I would enjoy life a lot more than I do I bet.

Just enjoy your life with your family and your best friend. Every one will get that time. We don't know when and where. The best question is do we have prepare our self to meet that time. If you are religious person, I think better to follow your religion rule about how prepare our self if that time has become.

If we realize that we must do something different if we knew that our time is near, this means that we are NOT really enjoying our life. I mean, We must do the things we really like always, not only at the end of our lives, and it is sad to know that sometimes we forget to live our own life when we are strong, helthy, young. It wiil be a good exercise, to think about your question and be honest with ourselves, and change if it's necessary. Thanks for make me think about it...