Joanna said it all,
My doctor (oncologist) gave me copies of all the NCCN data on survival rates, etc. He knew I would find them anyway. I probably used it to play the sympathy card for a while. As Joanna said we are all different and we are not statistics. It is only natural to do this but has little bearing on reality.

In addition to what Joanna said about the statistics not taking into account health habits, etc., they are also usually several years behind and there are continuing advances in treatment and outcomes.

The bottom line is that each of us must be prepared to die every day and live each day as it is our last. It says in the bible "...not to worry about tomorrow as today has enough troubles of its own".

As Karen said - One day at a time.
And as AA said, you can't change the past and the future is not yours.