What would you do if you only had 9 months to live?

Question:

Serious answers only...
Here's mine:
Tell everyone goodbye
Listen to my favorite songs
Talk to my friends
Pray often
Own a horse
{This was inspired by a real person of whom I just met who only has 9 months to live.}

Answers:
Pretty devastating news to say the least. But I am a Mother, my family circle is large with 8 living siblings, parents deceased, no husband or significant relationship at this time. But many lifes would effected by my passing.

I think my initial focus (like many) would be fear, self obsorbed with questions of what I could've, should've and would've done.

But if I got such news TODAY? I would begin (as I already have)to tape my voice for my children. I would tell them stories, poems, memories of thier birth, our life together. Start a scrap book. Tie up loose household bothers.

For each of my siblings (already in process) I would do the same. Give them each my best childhood memory play time with them. And tell them why I love them NOW!

For my own comfort I think I would play all my old records over and over and over......

I would do everything the doctors said!

I will add that even though I don't expect to die any time soon I have started a scrap book for my children, (they know nothing of this) I have already paid for all the burial expences, I have life insurance, (each of my children will recieve $35,000), I have a disignated funeral service completely planned out. My sister has the key to a safe deposit box with my "Will" and wishes.

I lost both my parents 5 days apart in 2000 due to heart disease. Although they both had life insurance, there was no Will, no DNR order/wish in place. Us kids ( I say "kids" but we were all adults) were at a lose!

I would say to make plans for such an event/occurence, no matter your age or health, for those that are left behind.

For myself? I think I would like to have someone hold my hand,
(preferablly my son or daughter if they could) and tell me everything they remember about me and them, Christmas, Birthdays, Easter or something...........to hear their voice...............

I would like to have endless movies playing on TV, DVD or VHS. I would like to smell "pumpkins" until I breathe my last taste of air.

There are some things I have always been curious about trying, I would go ahead and try them....nothing to lose, eh?

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