Those are words that 40-year-old Roschelle Ogbuji lives by. Ogbuji's young daughters – Imose and Chika – died in a Dec. 1, 2007 fire at the family's Shaker Heights home. Their sister – Anya - died three days later in a hospital burn unit.
Life hasn't been easy for Ogbuji since the fire, but she says she now lives with a deeper purpose than she did before the tragedy.
"There are days that I'm praying myself out of bed, but I still find a way to make the best out of my life because I'm living and there are people who aren't," Ogbuji said. "Everyday is a gift and I'm not going to waste it being depressed."
Imose was 6, Chika 2 and Anya just 14 months old.
While many mothers celebrate their children's birthdays with cake, balloons and parties with family and friends, Ogbuji celebrates each of her late daughter's birthdays with a run – 1 mile for every year of life the girl would have celebrated if she were alive.
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