Good Evening TxMom;
"I have read about stage 3 doesn't sound good and the life expetency is not as long as I would have hoped. I know its all statisical but still, I would like some input."
I, too, am stage III, 49 y.o. and if you can believe the surveys/tests you take on the internet I was expected to live to be 82!
Last time at the Drs. we were talking about improved life expectancies and he told me people are now surviving 10 years! I asked him if he could guarantee me 10 more years. He told me "no guarantees for 10 but you should make at least 5 more."
I don't know if that's the answer you seek but I will caution you on your journey. Take the advice of the people who post here and live and enjoy each day as if it were your last. If you focus on the end you will become sad and bitter!
Take care;
Kevin