Peter White meets Tony Judt, the acclaimed historian of post-war Europe. Eighteen months ago, Tony - an active, sporty 60-plus - was diagnosed with a severe form of Motorneurone Disease, leaving him able to do little more than think. Paralysed from the neck down, Tony needs 24 hour care and relies on other people for all his physical needs.
His mind however, is his own, and has been extraordiarily busy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00strxn
It will be available via the above URL on the Internet for the next six days. I think it is something everyone should listen to.
3 comments:
Deeply inspired. Gill thank you for drawing our attention to this radio clip.
Judit
Thank you Gill
Susie
Thanks for your comments. It gave me a lot to think about how I live my life.
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