I remember thinking long and hard about purchases after my treatment ended. For awhile, I even hesitated to buy any new clothes :rolleyes: because I thought they would probably outlast me! Also, my car lease was up right around the time of my surgery, and I was entering into a new one wondering how much use I would get from that car.

As time passed, though, I realized it was time to move on and try to live a normal life -- after all, none of us knows whether we have one more day or 50 more years here. My husband and I are now in the midst of our second major home improvement project since cancer (which we started planning for over a year ago -- it will take several more months to be finished). I guess it goes without saying that I got over the thing about not buying new clothes -- and I've had 5 cars after that one I was so concerned about leasing!

I guess the point is, we do need to make reasonable plans for the long-term, recognizing that we may or may not be around to see them all the way through. That should hold true for anyone, but I think cancer survivors may just be more acutely aware of the downside than many other people.

Cathy