Oliver Sacks : My Periodic Table

Justice4all — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 13:19:49 GMT

Oliver Sacks: My Periodic Table - New York Times 7/26/15 please read...you will love

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itsmagic — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 13:29:48 GMT

Thank you for sharing. I did enjoy reading it (although a little sad).

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IamMrsG — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 14:10:43 GMT

As I continued to read Mr. Sacks’ article, seeing more reference to his age, I began to wonder why he does not view his advanced years as terminal. I’m certainly am not unsympathetic to his health–I also am a cancer survivor who had poor prognosis–but even a healthy octogenarian surely anticipates the end.

I wonder, too, if the (healthy) aged do not also feel the bitter-sweet attachment to life Mr. Sacks is experiencing. I was not yet 40 during my health scare, but I distinctly remember those feelings. It was a Life Lesson I am grateful for receiving all these years (24) later.

Thank you for sharing this, Justice4all.

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