I posted this here before, in January it will be 20 yrs since I was dx with brain cancer. I had a 3 yr old, an 8 yr old and a twenty yr old. It was brutal to think I would miss their lives. Those days were dark but I cannot say enough about refusing to wallow in it. Collect these positive days and treasure them. Try to make the next day positive as well. I tried to compartmentalize the fact that I had cancer so that I could raise my kids and live my life, for however long. That’s how!

I'm 58 and 2 years out of chemo/radiation and I've just recently had the thought "what if I live another 10 or 20 years?" This hadn't occurred to me. My husband is dying of ALS, so I just figured we were done.

My husband was diagnosed with glioblastoma 3.5 years ago and is still with us, one day at a time. Stay positive—-you’ll stick around!