I am living day to day one day at a time CLL will not win !!!

Ajaya,
I am more than willing to answer your question and share my thoughts.

I "live" with two cancers daily - I say live because that's what "we" do.

I have leukemia and lymphoma since 2010.....active. Like you, at the moment, I will die with them and not because of them.

My outlook: Greet everyday as "normal" as possible.....with the added bonus of seeing life as a glorious sparkling package - just for me to experience and embrace.

It's not a Pollyanna perception of life - I have more issues from long term survival that impact my life. That being said......cancer doesn't define ME.

There are struggles, challenges and pain everyday. I am an admitted over-achiever......I do too much, knowing I push myself more than I should.

I could say it's because I know how precious time is - and I don't want to miss a thing!

My message would be - enjoy life, embrace everything and everyone..stop along the way and take the time to see!

I try to live the best life I can..I believe I won't die from cll .it will be in me when I leave this world I am always trying to figure out what I can do to help myself.. what changes can I make to help me live a better quality of life...I try not to stress over things but sometimes it takes over me ..I keep a positive attitude and I do not think about having cancer all the time ..

For me, i was just walking through life. Today God is number 1 in my life. NONE of us would still be here without his intervention. I am sorry I didn't get to do some things I wanted to do in life b/c of other medical issues, but if this is God's plan, so be it. Who am I to question it.

I was diagnosed 25 years ago at age 51 and I haven’t been concerned much until recently. Now that I’m 76 , I’m realizing that there are some things in my life that I’ve wanted to do that I probably won’t ever get to. It pisses me off!!!