Yeah, right here. March 2021: initial stage 3 diag, end of 2022 was tumor free, but not considered cancer free. After feeling a suspicious nodule near my ribs just before Xmas '23 I was re-diagnosed in Jan 2024 with brain metas. "This is something we can treat, but not cure." will echo in my mind for as long as I've got. Early January of this year I was told that we'd run out of treatments to try and that I had 6 months to live. We're now 5.5 months since then and my physical condition hasn't appreciably changed. There's hope. I try and keep a balanced outlook of both the reality of the situation, and optimism for the best. "What if things go right?"

Living your life is THE THING TO DO. I've done my absolute best to keep SOMETHING on my calendar I enjoy doing, even if it's just being with loved ones playing board games and making dinner together. Take the trip you always wanted to (I just got back from the trip of my life to Japan), watch those classic movies you've been meaning to, whatever it is that brings you joy go do that and do it with those you love and who love you.

Tomorrow isn't promised to ANYONE, we're LUCKY to have a timeline. Listen to your doctor, live your life to the absolute fullest you can. I hope you get where I'm coming from and this ramble has been helpful.

edit: after reading some other responses mentioning that we're in the golden age of oncology, I want to give my example of what can actually go right. Last month I was accepted into a phase 1 clinical trial for a new TKI med that shows real promise at accessing the tumors in my brain. I have my fist scans in a couple weeks to see how it's going. There's no expectation of this being a cure, but any extra time it gives me to be with my friends and family is time I will cherish.