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andeefig
04-09-2008, 12:23 PM
Has anyone seen or heard of Randy Pausch? He is a dying professor who gave what he calls his "last lecture" and it is an incredible lesson of life and living. He's awesome and inspiring. Primetime on ABC is doing a special on him tonight.....don't miss it!!!
http://abcnews.go.com/gma/lastlecture
Seans Mom
04-09-2008, 12:31 PM
All I can say is: WOW I had a hard time just watching the preview, not sure I could make it through the lecture. To be that strong is amazing.
Wow, how inspiring! What a brave soul. I cried and cried. My Mom passed away of the same things almost 30 years ago.
Caydens_Mommy
04-09-2008, 12:46 PM
I was reading about this somewhere the other day but I can't remember where.
karpoozi123
04-09-2008, 12:50 PM
I watched the lecture on youtube. It was unbelievable.
susan
04-09-2008, 12:51 PM
I also watched his video on youtube..I pretty much cried the entire time...It was amazing..
KatelinsMom
04-09-2008, 12:53 PM
I have watched his lecture. It is amazing!!
thebestnest5
04-09-2008, 01:48 PM
<sniff> <sniff> please pass the tissues...
Im planning on watching this tonight and I have a box of tissues ready. Ive been teary lately as it is so this should be a waterfall event lol.
Erin Grace's Mom
04-09-2008, 05:00 PM
thanks for the reminder! I just set my DVR to record. :D
MelStan
04-09-2008, 06:11 PM
I watched him on Oprah last week..he's such an amazing, inspirational man.
What a life -lesson, I'll never forget it...
I cried buckets too.. :(
Mel - mum of Eilish, 10, dx'd at 3 (pumping - Cozmo)
Ella - 6
blessed
04-09-2008, 08:40 PM
Thanks for sharing this. I had seen it a while back on Oprah and I am glad I will get to see it again tonight. He is incredible.
shekov
04-10-2008, 12:00 AM
The show just ended. I am sobbing. I'm glad I saw it but since we lost a friend of the family to this disease it's hard to think of him and his family at the end. It's just so sad.
MamaC
04-10-2008, 12:04 AM
I am the world's biggest cynic, and I think Randy's message will change that in some measure.
And I WILL be mentioning the advice to teenaged girls ("ignore everything he says and pay attention to everything he does") to my own dear daughter.
I'm so glad he got to hang with the Steelers. That seemed to mean a lot to him.
~~Becky~~
shekov
04-10-2008, 12:09 AM
And I WILL be mentioning the advice to teenaged girls ("ignore everything he says and pay attention to everything he does") to my own dear daughter.
~~Becky~~
I agree...that is the best advice. My husband may be a tremendous A$$ sometimes but I fell in love with him when I saw him treat his female friends with the respect and caring I'd only seen in my brothers. There's definitely something to that.
They said at the end of the show that his book is in stores today so if i cant find it this w/e, I checked on Ebay and its there so if Walmart doesnt have it, Im getting it off ebay............also 2 diabetes books I want. It was an inspirational show & Id love to see the lecture but youtube takes forever on my comp.......dial up sucks!
I agree...that is the best advice. My husband may be a tremendous A$$ sometimes but I fell in love with him when I saw him treat his female friends with the respect and caring I'd only seen in my brothers. There's definitely something to that.
Mine too....its a guy thing lol. But when I saw how he treated his mother, sisters and the female customers ( especially the elderly) in the store we worked in, it made a difference. Its not always what you say but what you do that matters the most. I agree, the best advice!! :)