6 months to live...

[lokaily]

The initial shock would have to wear off and then I'd choose to not fight it but change it. I have seen how diagnosis can change!

[Surpluzz]

dragonfly50th said it. Love what you have and forget the world. Enjoy your children, document your time and ensure that you are not forgotten.

[skaterA20]

i agree

[Jenny4u55]

r u wearing pants b/c i can swear i saw ur butt in the mirror........?

[devestationn]

I would go and suicide bomb the muslims and see how they like it!!

[bakkerbodri]

stupid question! it remains theory until it's real! you have no idea how you would react if one you diagnosed!

[Ginyu]

I wouldn't tell anyone until the last month so I could just try to emit happiness and joy for some months,then I would ask for forgiveness for all my transgressions and have a happy send out so noone will be sad when I go. I think it would be a better way to go than an early and sudden mishap.Too many things left unsaid,too many people to thank.

[dragonfly50th]

I would start to explore this world. Drop everything that is unessential and time consuming. I'd take my kids with me. I'd video journal it so that my children would have those moments with them always. I'd focus only on the positive. The negative has no place in that short of a timeline. Heck, come to think of it, I should do this now. Who knows when my ticket will be plucked from my hands and rendered complete, used and non-refundable.

[makingachangefl]

Very thought provoking. Randy Pausch's situation moved me and a hug number of people. Despite spending quite some time thnking about it, I still don't know what I'd really do. I'd love to make a positive difference on the world and leave a mark, but I'd also want to be selfish and spend time with my friends family and loved ones. A real message for living each day to the max, either way you look at it...

[FanfareForFreaks]

On the last months of my life are going to be about the ones that I love the people I've meet and never got to meet. I Refuse to live like im dying,wallowing in self pain and sorrow,never. Im going give the people memories about our time together that will cover up all thts to come.I would wanna live life for them and not for myself because when you start living for yourself in times like that you loose sight of whats there and you focus on what will be lost. and in doing tht you loose more

[littlesheree]

The day Randy Pausch died, I wrote about him on my blog. I was devastated. I couldn't believe he actually died. I had been following his progress since the "Last Lecture". He seemed so vibrant and alive. I guess I was in denial about his disease. If I had six months to live, I would want to do what Randy did (or at least try). I would try to send the message to the world about the true important things in life. Also, I would do as he suggested and did "HAVE FUN"! RIP Dr. Pausch

[DeMos202]

i would do something exciting everyday, like travel the world, and spend time in as many countries as i can

[Funky211]

I simply don't believe my doctor.

I decide how long I live, not anyone else.

[chronic8]

I would rob dope dealers and buy my mom anything she wanted and give some money to my sister. I would do whatever i wanted, vist my cousin an put some money towards his family. I would buy the highest grade of cannabis avaialbe and sit on top of a cloud most of the day while doing activities i enjoy an my family enjoy.

[DeLicioUsRedApple]

ha! many times i think bout that and im not gonna wait until a doc tells me a diagnose like this bcuz We really dont kno when will the time come its only in GOD's hands... it could be in teh next hour or it could be next week and its not thinkin negative its just realistic there accidents all the time so i dunno when or how my time will come.. so..

my approach in life is BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE EVERYDAY da best daughter, da best friend, bcuz i want to live a mark in this world & be rememberd

[austinViolaboy]

Road trip with my best friends

[jewelchic]

Sean- please tell me you are not faced with this first...?

Ok- i would change nothing-i live my best life every day. Two years ago i lost my first friend in the world and i watched her condition deteriorate and it was tragic...however she CHOSE to be happy and she caught up with friends and stayed as happy as she could and we all enjoyed celebrating her life with her instead of falling about crying. She was AMAZING. What would YOU do??? xxx

[dpdesigngirl]

I would quit my job and spend my time with my family and close friends. I'd not waste a single moment on "the little things" and I'd spend any free private time putting together "momentos", videos, scrapbooks to leave behind for the ones I love. I'd arrange to have roses sent to my mother on my birthday for the rest of her life. I'd give David the best memories possible in those last 6 months.

[UnveiledSoul]

I hope I live my life in such a way that I wouldn't want to change a thing. I do know I'd hugs my family and little harder and longer. I wouldn't be so easily angered or worry about mundane things. I'd want to do my own "last lecture" to leave for my children. I wish I had the mentality to live the next 5 minutes, like this is my last 5 minutes. It wouldn't be about the material things for me, but matters of the heart.

[rosehipsforu]

You Party like a rockstar!

[HinesBrad]

I'd do exactly what I have been doing for the last six months.

[Arrow3709]

Well- a year and a half ago my Farther in law received a similar Diagnosis. He was told he had Cancer and had 9-12 Months to live. It ended up being just under 7 months. What he did was spend time with his kids and grandkids. I believe he grew closer to his kids more in the last 2 months than he had the previous 30 years.

2 years ago I almost had to answer a different question. My wife went in for surgery on her ankle and had her heart stop for over 5 minutes. Enjoy each moment.

[silverplatter1]

I don't know. I think I would focus on spending as much time as possible with family and close friends, for starters.

[TonyDi]

The guy who just died gave his final lecture at some college said it best. Live every day to the fullest. I say do the BEST YOU CAN. If I only had 6 months, I'd make sure ALL business was in order so the wife would not have to stress over how things are done, I'd travel a bit, I'd live the BEST I could for the time I had trying to be and do all I ever wanted to knowing I'd not be able to finish. BUT trying is living. Instead of adding more dreams to my life, add more life to those dreams.

[seansymons]

I was just watching that...Randy Pausch Last Lecture- Achieving Your Childhood Dreams... this is what I was thinking of...what would you do?

[jewelchic]

That is a very thoughtful considerate answer- i am sure you have a wonderful life because it sounds like you deserve to. I read Randy Pausch's book several months back and sent him a You tube video to show him how far his message had spread. I hope he saw it. What an amazing man he was xxx