This program will have Marcia Liberson opening with a presentation of character traits and attitudes that are generally believed to be helpful for a person living with an active life-threatening Disease based on her 50-year experience working with patients at end of life. Following, three Rossmoor residents living with advanced life-threatening diseases share their stories, discuss challenges that they face, challenges that they had overcame, and coping skills to help them come to terms with their disease.