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Yesterday, on July 25, 2008, 47-year-old Randy Pausch died with pancreatic cancer…he’d only learned he had it in September 2006…and by the time of his passing he had inspired millions of people with his attitude. Remember…he was the US computer science professor who gave the “last lecture” (about achieving your childhood dreams) at Carnegie Mellon […]
Posted at: July 26th, 2008 - 4:24 am - Number of Comments » 0
“My grandfather has been dying of terminal cancer for the past 5 years. Last week my mother said I needed to come down because Gido didn’t have much time, so I drove down with my girlfriend and visited with him for 2 full days. He seemed most alert in the mornings so I wanted to […]
Posted at: July 8th, 2008 - 8:12 am - Number of Comments » 0
In her 70’s my mother became ill with what would eventually, after a long decline, be labeled as Alzheimer’s disease. But at the onset it seemed like a combination of expected dementia due to aging, and stress over the death of her daughter, my sister, Cindy. I remember being extremely upset and talking to a […]
Posted at: April 22nd, 2008 - 6:04 am - Number of Comments » 0