We have been so successful in the past century at the art of living longer and staying alive that we have forgotten how to die. Too often we learn the hard way. As soon as the baby boomers pass pensionable age, their lesson will be harsher still.
There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. Ive been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony.
Seven hundred thousand people who have dementia in this country are not heard. Im fortunate; I can be heard. Regrettably, its amazing how people listen if you stand up in public and give away $1 million for research into the disease, as I have done.
It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Alzheimers you are an old fart. Thats how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone.
Build a man a fire, and hell be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and hell be warm for the rest of his life.
It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. Its called living.
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but its not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
