It was so sad to hear this morning that Randy Pausch, the CMU professor who was diagnosed more than a year ago with pancreatic cancer, finally succumbed to the disease this morning. I wrote about him several months ago, and have read his blog and watched his amazing "last lecture" to CMU students after his diagnosis time and time again since -- including tonight. So much of what he had to say was so simple, yet touched so many, including me.
The news media say it best: the man who was told he would die, taught us how we should live. I think back to my moments with my patient partner for Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge, Brittany Lambert, and remember quite clearly her stating to me "well, it's not like I'm going to die tomorrow." She lived life well.
Live today like you have no tomorrow. For then, you will have lived a wonderful life.
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