5 reasons to stay alive

great post Diana! I have two little boys and I never want to break their hearts

Great post! Sometimes we're so overwhelmed by our situation and circumstances that we forget to appreciate the things in our lives that keeps us motivated. Thank you for reminding us of this!

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Great post, I think we all need to be reminded of the things that we hold so dear to our hearts rather there is Cancer involved or not. So here is my list.

1. My youngest daughter, she has Down syndrome and would not handle my nonexistence well at all. She tells me everyday that I am a perfect Mom.

2. My devoted husband, he is a wonderful man and I just be dang if anyone else has the opportunity to have him, lol.

3. My other 2 children, even though they are in their 20's now, they still have a lot of growing up to do.

4. My devoted dog, she thinks I am the only one that is important in our household.

5. My dream of seeing my kids get married and hopefully get to hold a grandchild one day.

So many reasons it is hard to narrow it down to 5, I just simply have too much going on to have time to die.

Beautiful thread Diana this what we all should concentrate on, definitely important to refocus when things are tough on us.

For me the list is similar:

1. Enjoy life too much to think about it being over.

2. My husband.

3. My children.

4. All of those special events that happen in life like graduations, weddings and family trips.

5. Grandchildren (hopefully).

(#6 Would be a cure. Could happen?)

PS- Diana, I hope that your shingles go away as quick as possible. 

I was a big fan of the comedy "30 Rock", a series that ended in 2013. I also love "Mad Men", the final 8 episodes of which will air in early 2015. On the final episode of 30 Rock, main character Liz Lemon (Tina Fey), fears that her boss, Jack (Alec Baldwin), is on the verge of suicide. Jack climbs into a boat on the water and Liz runs after him yelling reasons to live, one of them being, "Don't you want to know how Mad Men turns out?" It was hysterically funny to me for many reasons, but mainly I loved it because I wondered myself if I was gonna be here to find out how MM ends. Looks like I'm gonna make it, after all! (and that's the theme of another show.....).

Other reasons to say alive: to share more experiences with dh, to help ds transition into the real world after college. I want to see and experience springtime many, many more times. Oh, one more: I want to outlive my mother in law. She's 86. We'll see. Hey, just keepin' it honest here, ladies.

Wonderful post!! have had a hard time lately been sick and in the hospital but I am on the road to getting better. I have a little girl who thinks I hung the moon my niece . I have no children she is like my own plus more . I have a wonderful loving husband who needs me too and my parents and sister and I love the Lord he helps me get threw the days. Been stage 4 since Jan 2009 . I have seen all the people I stared chemo with slowly pass I am the last one and that is overwhelming to me but I feel God has a reason for keeping me here. I am only 48 and I want to live !!!

Great thread!

1. My kids and step kids, they have all lost a parent at a young age (3,6,9,9,12) and I am not leaving until they are independent adults (now 14,18,20,23,26). And my grandkids (7 months, 3).

2. My husband, who has lost a wife already and who is so devoted to helping me with this stupid cancer.

3. My mom and two MIL (they are best buds) because they don't deserve to loose anymore kids.

4. My entire family and friends because they are awesome.

5. Myself, because I want to enjoy some peaceful years traveling, relaxing and enjoying the amazing people in my life.

Thanks, I needed that!

I like this post! Here are mine!

1. My kids! My 10 yr old son that has the biggest heart I've ever seen! I want him to have a childhood he can look back on and smile about. The rest of my kids are older but still need guidance as they explore becoming adults and all the wonder and scariness it entails. Would love to stick around for another wedding or maybe grand baby

2. My husband. He's my best friend and we just go together. Who else can make me feel like I'm 12 again without a worry in the world! Also, I'd be too darn jealous to think someone else would come in to take my place

3. My close friends. I feel so lucky to have friends that have lifted me up when I needed it, provided for me and my family when we couldn't, and just let go and act silly without the worry of judgement. It's the kind of close friends you have when you are young, but we aren't young anymore!

4. My community friends. They have been so giving. It brings me to tears thinking about how giving and generous they have been. I know they want the best for me and there are not many ways to express that. They have expressed it loud and clear with their generosity!

5. Travel. I have planned some trips over the next 6 months and I want to be able bodied to enjoy every minute!

Here is my list (in no particular order):

1) My age. I hear that your 30's are supposed to be some of the best years of a women's life. I would love to at least see them half way through...

2) My parents (ages 63 and 64) and my grandparents (ages 93, 91, and 90). They are all still pretty healthy and it would break their hearts to out live me. I really cannot let that happen. I am not sure they would survive that guilt.

3) My brother and sister-in-law are currently expecting my first niece or nephew. I can't wait to meet the little bugger and spoil him/her rotten!

4) My potential future husband. I have had relationships, but have never really been in love. Meeting that special guy and falling in love is something that I desperately want to experience in my life.

5) There is still so much I want to achieve. Traveling, growing my career, owning property,paying off my graduate student loans (!!) etc. Even though I am 33, I am just now starting to feel like an adult and I want to do typical adult things.

becs I agree with shutterbug. Damn cancer. You deserve everything in that list plus so much more.

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Diana, hope you don't mind if I narrow it down to one....a day...in pictures! (For a few days at least to keep this wonderful thread bumped up.) Happy 2015!!

I'll be buying some today and thinking of you!

1. My awesome 9 year old. He has major personality. Loved by everyone. Easily makes friends. Super smart. I want to see him as an adult. I want to see what he does with his life. I am sure he will succeed in anything he wants to do.

2. My wonderful 12 year old. He has changed drastically since this damn cancer dx. Went from super funny and happy to super shy and not so happy. I want to walk him thru this : hold him, guide him. I want him to be ok again. Most scared about how he handles my death. He needs to be older and stronger before he loses his mom.

3, My dear sweet husband. He is def the best ! I don't want to leave him to take care if everything : ds's , finances etc. He has been awesome. I don't want him to have to take care of me and be stuck at home all the time missing life. Only getting out mostly for work or groceries. I want to be able to take care of him , take some load off. I want him to be happy, to be loved fiercely, and to be able to have s life outside this house and the hospital with me. I want great adventures for him. Oh yeah I want that to be me not a new wife. Who's gonna love him as much as I do. We have been together since 1991.

4. Myself. Yes I deserve a good life. Lots of things left I have never done , seen or tried.

5. To glorify god. I want my children and husband and many many more people to see our prayers working. To see a miraculous healing. To bring my family closer to god again. Seems hard to keep our hands up and our knees down in prayer when it feels like no relief is in site.

Darn I guess that's my 5. I think I could easily come up with 200 or more.

I like this thread, thanks for starting it.

1. My mom and dad. My parents are the most hard working and generous people that I know, both of them have struggled with so much but they never complain. They have both had their own cancers (dad still does) and they have already had to bury my sister who was killed by a drunk driver when she was 26. I worry about who will take care of them, I have siblings but they are both busy with their kids and such.

2. My husband, although we have been married since 2008 he was deployed for almost 3 years total of the time we have been married. It still feels like we are newlyweds and I want more time to spend with him and travel, etc. We just bought a house last year and it seems like our life was just starting. I love him so much.

3. My nieces and nephews. I have 11 nieces and nephews that I am very close to, they are such good kids. My oldest nephew lived with me some after my sister died, so he is like a son to me.

4. My younger sister. When we were younger we didn't get along, but over the past few years we have become closer. She just got engaged and I want to be around for her wedding.

5. There are still many places I want to see and things I want to do!