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SECOND CHANCE

LuckyTJG — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:15:25 -0500

When I was a teenager we had this neighbor couple who were childless but loved doting on us kids. My parents became good friends with them. After a few years we moved but my mom worked at the same company as the man. Soon after the man left the company and our families sort of lost touch. Many years went by and my sisters and I grew up and started families of our own. My father passed away in 2002. A couple of years later our neighbor from long ago lost his wife to cancer. My sister and my mom went to the visitation to pay their respects. After a few weeks, this neighbor man called my mom to chat about old times. They became friends again and started spending time together. It's been 4 years now and they're still seeing each other and sharing special times. Life is full of surprises and sunshine.

Second Chance

lilyk — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:26:02 -0500

I don't have a second chance story but reading the ones posted here has been very inspiring!

My second chance

allysmama — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:10:33 -0500

After going through a bad divorce, I never imagined I would get married again...then I met Michael. We met through an online friend and we realized we had so much in common. Michael was safe for me to talk to, he lived 3000 miles away in Seattle. After chatting online for a few months, we progressed to phone calls. We each realized that we were meant to be together, so we decided to meet face to face. Michael flew to see me and we had a blast. I went to see him the following month and spent Thanksgiving getting to know his family. Michael flew back to NC for Christmas and to get to know my family. He never went back to Seattle. He found a job here within a week and he stayed here. We were married the following November...that was 7 years ago! He is the best father I could have for my daughter and the best husband you could wish for. Michael was my second chance at love, but will always be my first love in my heart!

Live, Laugh, Love

Live like there is no tomorrow, laugh with your whole being, and love like you always wanted to be loved.

My Second Chance

jsc123 — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:33:05 -0500

When my children were small I was diagnosed with cancer and given 6 months at most to live. I had recently left my husband due to physical and drug abuse,and to say the least was terrified.

During the time that we had left I had been so busy trying to work double shifts ,supply a home, food and a lifestyle for my children that I had forgotten to include the most important thing;God.

To me the cancer was his way of getting my attention. It was like saying "Hello, I'm here." And ready to help. All you need to do is slow down and lean on me for a little while."

And it definitely did get my attention. Being given a death sentence will get anyones attention. After trying to figure out who and where my children would end up with after my death I went in for surgery.

Once in surgery the doctors wer able to get it all. And I was given the news as soon as I woke from surgery. "You are cancer free." Needless to say I cried like a baby for an hour.

And who do I owe it all to...none other than God.

I still have to go in for regular check ups and cancer work ups. But I have been cancer free for 15 years. And have been able to raise my children and watch them grow.

Second Chance

lovelogan — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:30:17 -0500

I feel that God gave me my wonderful second chance! I always knew I was supposed to be a mother. We really wanted to start our family and when it didn't happen, we went for medical treatment. They told us it wasn't impossible just improbable for both of us. We adopted a beautiful little two year old girl and was so happy and felt that we finally had our family. We had been married for ten years and knew this was our answer to prayer.

God had other plans for us. After twenty years of marriage, I found we were expecting a baby. We were all elated, but it was a little scary since I was 38 years old. I had always said that if I became pregnant I would feel better than I had ever felt in my life. This was incredibly true and at age 39 I gave birth to a healthy little girl. We had the best of both worlds and the girls have given us four incredible grandchildren, age 22, 20, 5 and 2. We love all of our children so much and feel blessed. Our second chance was an answer to prayer and I would't have it any other way.

2nd CHANCE

Carol Wilson — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:34:56 -0500

28 years ago...I dated a guy off and on for two years when I was in college. We had an unbelieveable, incredible chemistry between us. We got along great and never even had one arguement. He was the best looking guy in the world. We were never official boyfriend and girlfriend, it was just "there" between us. We were crazy about each other. Neither one of us told the other how we felt. I remember he gave me the most beautiful yellow roses on Valentine's Day...I lied and told him yellow roses meant friendship trying to get him to say he loved me. Because neither of us told the other how we felt, we drifted apart. A few month's later I was told he got a girl pregnant and was getting married. I was devestated. I cried myself to sleep for a month. Life went on.

Over the years when I would think about him, every time I would get this warm feeling. He was my "what if" person I would think about. What if we had married? What if..... Each and every time I would think about him I got that same warm feeling all over. It never went away. I remembered every detail of our time together. I remembered every detail of him, his face, his hands, his touch. And he was still the most handsome guy I knew. I had always loved him. He was my first and only true love.

This past June I typed his name and city on the Internet and his name came up. He still lived in the same city as my college. There was his name and phone number looking back at me on the computer. I stared at it a long time.

I called his number but hung up when the answering machine came on. Three days later I received a phone call. I immediately recognized the area code. When he knew who I was, his first words were "I have waited for this call for 28 years. I have never forgotten you or stopped thinking about you. Where did you go?. I answered "I do believe you got someone pregnant," He told me that if he had heard from me he wouldn't have married her.

Needless to say the rest is history. In the last four months we have spent hours on the phone. We have laughed, we have cried, we have shared. The same incredible chemistry is still there between us. We have carried the other through the last twenty eight years that we've been apart giving each a glimpse of what we have missed.

We have both been in relationships that didn't work. We both know the value of true love and what it means to have it. And we both know what it's like to be without it. Oh the way of the tides to give someone a 2nd chance! But what is even greater...is a second chance at first love.

cancer survivor

klp1965 — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:34:12 -0500

my husband mike was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2003 he underwent dibilitating chemo and radiation therapy.i really thought i was going to lose him it was very scary..here we are five years later CANCER FREE..he goes for bloodwork and scans every six months and when those roll around i always get soooooooooooooooooo scared but am that much more relieved when his tests come back A OK :)

My Second Chance

tamaraben — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:38:33 -0500

I am looking for my second chance I have been in a very emotional abusive marriage for 14 years with two children still at home. I have almost given up on love but I know it is out there that someone special.

Leap Day Internet Romance

lanphear29 — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:49:40 -0500

My husband and I had both been married once before and this was our first instant connection when he instant messaged me online. Our first chat, our first phone call, and definitely our first meeting in person was love at first. We chatted/talked by phone/internet for just over a month before meeting in person. We then spent 2 weeks together travelling cross country and getting him situated in his new job in FL. I went back home TX after we decided to have a long distance romance. 2 weeks later we were engaged over the phone, and a month later we were married on LEAPDAY! All in all we only spent 21 days in person before tying the knot, and 8.5 years later we are still married and have 3 wonderful boys. :-)

second chance story

harleymanhawk — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:59:52 -0500

got divorced...met Katrina...wow

Second Chance

kenoqueen15 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:06:32 -0500

My Second chance came when my husband got cancer, the doctors assured me they could save him, I was not a believer, and then he reached the 5 year window and we were so happy. Taking trips having fun, enjoying life. Then a differant cancer hit, he had part of a kidney removed and we can still go and do some things but the recovery from this surgey is hard and we are on our second second chance now with an appointment next month to see if the cancer has went to any other part of his body.

2nd chance

zeodan — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:05:45 -0500

I am a special ed teacher. I get in trouble at schools because I advocate for my children. I was let go after three years and was not able to get another job. Finally I was able to get a job teaching again. I had to take a thirty five thousand dollar pay cut but I am able to teach with children again. It is hard though because I am not able to advocate because I know what will happen, Maybe one day there will be a school where it is not needed. I have not found one yet.

Second Chance

joanna414 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:13:41 -0500

I used to work for a very large company (won't mention the name) but I will say that this company manufactures cameras and items related to cameras. I had a great job in design, but the stress was unbearable. The company was constantly going through restructuring and continuous downsizing, and each and every week I wondered if I was going to have a job the next month. I was so unhappy with so many aspects of the position I held there that is started taking it toll on my health, both physically and mentally, and I started having all kinds of serious health problems (I am only 29). I was forced to go on medical leave and was out of work for a year. After a year I had to go back to work, even though my doctors said physically I was still not well enough to. But my disability had run out, so back to work I went. 2 months later I was laid off. My second chance story is that I learned that there most certainly IS life after losing a job. I took some time, did some serious soul searching, and decided this time around I was going to focus on what I am passionate about in life. I figured if I take what I am passionate about in life, then try to figure out a way to make a living doing what I am passionate about. Now, 2 years later, I have a very successful graphic design studio where I have 4 large companies as clients. They say no pain, no gain, and that is so true in the case of my story!

second chance

redron — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:46:54 -0500

I had been divorced for almost 16 years and no hope of ever marrying again. I met my current husband at a church dance and we have been happily married for 10 years now. What a second chance

Second chance for love

shelly1212 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:39:10 -0500

I won't go into details but my first marriage was not good.My ex-husband was a cruel,abusive man.God gave me a second chance at love and I have been married to the love of my life for almost eleven years.I am very blessed.

Nights in Rodanthe Sweepstakes

Special Offers — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:55:59 -0500

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Check out their amazing stories, and then share your own "second chance" story in the comments section below for a chance to win a Nights in Rodanthe prize pack!

Mr. Lady shares the lessons that she and her husband learned after walking away from an eight-year marriage:

We saw that we could live without each other, and that made us aware of the fact that we didn’t ever want to again.

Schmutzie traded passion on her job for true love - and then set out to find a way to have both:

I am a lover of words. I could sell a thousand watches and yet never
feel the rush that a good turn of phrase could send thrumming through
my brain. I knew that I had to get back to words and fast, but I didn't
know where to start.

Michelle Woo tossed aside her list of romantic expectations, and found her dream guy was there all along:

It’s funny how love gets to you, how it doesn’t really care what you want, but caters only to what you need.

Leah's path to romance was full of twists and turns:

I never in a million billion trillion years thought we'd make it to
this point and I should count my lucky stars every day for the
opportunity, and I do.

Lindsay walked away from an onscreen career, and found a new career that let her be who she really is:

... on TV, I was someone I wasn't in real life. I was a buttoned-up newswoman with carefully sprayed hair and perfect makeup. It just didn't mesh with the real me, who had been in hiding since I started my television news career at the age of 21.

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