Me too! Of course, he's actually been "very ill" since I used to see him trundling about the streets of Cambridge more than two decades ago. in fact, his doctors didn't expect him to see his 25th birthday, and it is beyond remarkable that he has kept going so long - a real triumph of mind over matter.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8008767.stm
ReplyDeleteMy heart sank as I read about it this morning.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/apr/21/hawking-stephen-hospital
ReplyDeleteI am glad he is on the mend.
ReplyDeleteMe too! Of course, he's actually been "very ill" since I used to see him trundling about the streets of Cambridge more than two decades ago. in fact, his doctors didn't expect him to see his 25th birthday, and it is beyond remarkable that he has kept going so long - a real triumph of mind over matter.
ReplyDeleteAnd there's me, thinking I'd avoided the "Doctors don't think he'll ever walk again" comment
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