I think about cancer and death and how can you not. I thank god everyday for the day and ask to live it to the fullest. Some days that mean just getting out of bed and some days are filled with so much. Every day is a gift.

Amanda3,
I had the privilege to take care of my mom for the last 6 months of her life. Each time something came up, we figured it out and made adjustments to her medications, so as to keep her comfortable. She had a hard time of sleeping at night, so I pretended it was a sleepover, and we would chat and share all night. Hearing her stories of the past was so interesting. She had stage 4 ovarian cancer 3 times. This last time she decided she didn’t want to suffer through the effects of chemo so she could enjoy her life. Well, she did! I would put her in the wheelchair, bundle her against the cold, and push her down the street so she could visit and chat with the neighbors, which she loved to do. Instead of being in bed with a terrible headache from chemo, she was enjoying visits from Grandchildren and Great grandchildren. Morphine and fentanyl took away her pain. At first she worried about bringing in caregivers to help, but once she did, she loved it! She couldn’t wait to hear about their life and was always ready to give them advice to help them. She did not worry about tomorrow. She just enjoyed the day she had, with family and loved ones surrounding her. She had 8 kids! She continued to make a difference in everyone’s lives even though she was on Hospice and terminal. By the way, she was told she had months to live in 2019. She just passed 3 days before her 91st birthday in January. She had a strong faith in God and loved reading about near death experiences where people came back to life and told what heaven was like. She died peacefully.
Paula🌹

The simple answer is “Yes”. Most people on this site talk about the stress of waiting for test results, but that fear doesn’t go away. It smolders. Faith in God helps to give you peace. Knowing there is a heaven helps. Life continues.
Paula 🌹

Every minute we think about dying is a minute lost living. We are all going to die someday. Why worry about it now. There’s always better things to do like thanking God for every day he’s given us so far 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️

Paul2,
I couldn’t agree with you more 💕
Paula 🌹