[CobaltFire]

I read the article and fight with this from a different angle.

My son was diagnosed with cancer at 3, then during chemo it became abundantly clear that he had far more severe autism than we originally thought. Could have been made worse by the chemo and trauma; no real way to know.

Now my wife and I have had to give up all the dreams we had for when I retired from the military. A few good moves means that I actually retired at 40, though more modestly than I planned. But we will forever be taking care of him.

So we struggle with the unlived dreams often.

[Geste]

You will never know what could have been, only know that you were a wonderful parent for stepping up to such a challenge.

[SwtCyber]

Unlived dreams are not always abandoned because we choose something else. Sometimes they are taken by circumstance

[firefoxd]

I'm in a similar boat. I had a startup, connections, was featured in the right places. I got married, and my wife had complications.

6 weeks in the NICU, wife's health has only gone down hill since. Now I'm running between programs for special need for my twins.

From time to time, I struggle with my dreams, but I'm also pretty good at lying to myself. I still manage to get things done to advance my dreams.

[jdswain]

Make sure you look after your own health too, if you lose that it’ll be a lot harder to help those around you.

[CobaltFire]

If you want to chat I'd be happy to reach out (I see the email in your profile).

I'm trying my hand at a startup right now, just to see if I can make a go of it.

[Scroll_Swe]

These kind of stories do help. In that sick reality TV way. "At least I'm not this guy lol"