2.27Dying Matters👼

I say to people that six months after diagnosis, I suddenly had what I call my resurrection. I suddenly realized that I was fallible, (and) that I was going to die. I didn’t know when. The doctor had told me that it was going to be in the next six years, but I made a positive decision that I was going to work hard and try and put it off. But I realized at that time whatever will be, will be, and when my time comes, it comes. Ten years later, I’m still doing this, talking to you today through the eye of this lens. That said, dying is a reality to me, and I’m totally reconciled to the fact. I’ve done a will, for instance. I think that’s absolutely essential. I think that’s the least I can do, because I go around talking about dementia, what it’s all about. And I want to know that when my life comes to an end, then at least the bits that are left are used in a profitable and useful manner. 我对人们说，在确诊的六个月后，我突然获得了我所谓的“重生”。我突然意识到我身体很容易出毛病，我快要死了。我不知道什么时候会死掉。 医生告诉我，我还能活六年。但我做了一个积极的决定，我要努力工作，试着把死亡推迟。但那时我意识到，该来的，总会来的，当我的那一刻来临时，死亡就来了。 如今，十年过去了，我仍然活着，通过这个镜头与你们交谈。也就是说，死亡对我来说是一个事实，我完全接受了。 例如，我立好了遗嘱。我认为这是绝对有必要的。我觉得这是我至少能做的，我奔走四方，谈论痴呆症，告诉人们痴呆症是什么。我想知道的是，当我的生命走到尽头时，至少给这个世界留下一点东西，留下的这些会以一种有益的、有用的方式被利用。