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Oliver Sacks' essay about terminal cancer and living life now

karastikarasti BreathingMinnesota Moderator
in General Banter

I found this a lovely piece to share. He had cancer 10 years ago but is among a rare population who have the tumor spread and now he is terminal. He is a wonderful writer.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/opinion/oliver-sacks-on-learning-he-has-terminal-cancer.html?smprod=nytnow&smid=nytnow-share&_r=0

"Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure."

Vastmind

Comments

  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran

    Having had a couple of cancer scares recently (which turned out to not be cancer) there were 3 things that occurred to me:

    1. You may go through a lot of suffering during the treatment.
    2. You may survive, but there's a pretty good chance your life will never be the same again.
    3. You may die soon.

    It's a lot to swallow in a fairly short time.

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