In my lifetime I have heard a ton of those stories. Not one came true, proof is I am here typing this to you. I agree the best thing is to focus on the here and now. Hang in there!
Karla,
There are always "stories" or tales going around that are put out there to get a rise out of people. No one can predict the future and that's what's great about life, we have to take it one day at a time.
Remember when everyone thought there was going to be a big disaster in 2000? I never understood this idea, because calenders aren't alive - they have nothing to do with the physical world. The world itself doesn't somehow "know" that certain numbers will line up in our man-made system of keeping track of time.