Roger Ebert

Is there anything more disturbing? Apparently, his black turtleneck is what you see inside his mouth behind his teeth. His lower jawbone was removed and there is nothing there. His lower mouth is just flesh.

There is no God. Holy FUCK!

WTF? For real? Did he have mouth cancer or something?

Ehwmatt wrote:WTF? For real? Did he have mouth cancer or something?

Thyroid cancer. He can't eat, drink or talk ever again. He's in the news because some company took hundreds of hours of tapes of his voice and electronically replicated it so when he "talks" with a keyboard it sounds more like his original voice.

I'd choose death personally. That just seems brutal, although he can still watch and review movies.

I'd probably choose death... no eating or drinking... two of the finest pleasures in life....

Damn man, that's fucking morbid...

I admire his strength and his will. I was just telling someone this the other day when I saw him on TV. He has things to live for. So should we suggest suicide for him..... would that not make him weak? hmmm

Lynn wrote:I admire his strength and his will. I was just telling someone this the other day when I saw him on TV. He has things to live for. So should we suggest suicide for him..... would that not make him weak? hmmm

Nope, that's not alleged depression, that's a real condition. Huge material difference. He can't talk, eat, or drink. Suicide/wanting to die would be understandable in this instance.

I knew someone would try this

Ehwmatt wrote:

Lynn wrote:I admire his strength and his will. I was just telling someone this the other day when I saw him on TV. He has things to live for. So should we suggest suicide for him..... would that not make him weak? hmmm

Nope, that's not alleged depression, that's a real condition. Huge material difference. He can't talk, eat, or drink. Suicide/wanting to die would be understandable in this instance.

I knew someone would try this

It's not a matter of trying anything. You cant' have it both ways. And if a man has a will to live he should be commended. Not treated like he is a hideous creature. I would hope I would have his strength and his will. He has a wife and she loves him. I think it's great

I'm not treating him like a hideous creature. It is commendable he seems to be at peace with his condition.

I can definitely have it both ways, as there's a huge difference. My issue was not with suicide in all instances, only when it involves such an unquantifiable illness like depression over things that will almost certainly get better over time if the person merely tries.

Is it bad that I think of the South Park character when I watch him talk?

Ehwmatt wrote:I'm not treating him like a hideous creature. It is commendable he seems to be at peace with his condition.

I can definitely have it both ways, as there's a huge difference. My issue was not with suicide in all instances, only when it involves such an unquantifiable illness like depression over things that will almost certainly get better over time if the person merely tries.

Is it bad that I think of the South Park character when I watch him talk?

He said he is in no pain from this. So the only thing that could happen would be depression, and he is carrying on with his work and finding happiness in other ways. I think it's awesome

God bless him as his main passion for living is writing and I am sure that is what allows him to carry on. You can do a google on Roger Ebert Esquire Interview and read more about this.

It was all over the morning talk shows today.

It reminds me of the chimp attack victim... remember her on Oprah? Talk about a disturbing sight... poor lady.

Ehwmatt wrote:It reminds me of the chimp attack victim... remember her on Oprah? Talk about a disturbing sight... poor lady.

I really don't think this is as disturbing as that was. I do admire her will too, but she is a much more severe case. He still has his eyes and his face. He's just missing his jaw. He can't eat, and it's tough, but he gets through that with humor. I have a feeling his humor is what helps him to carry on. What a great lesson for all of us

Ed wrote:God bless him as his main passion for living is writing and I am sure that is what allows him to carry on. You can do a google on Roger Ebert Esquire Interview and read more about this.

It was all over the morning talk shows today.

I really thought his computer he uses to talk with was cool. I liked how he gave it a british accent and it had meaning to him. He's really a resilient guy.

He reminds me of the puppet "Madam" from the 70's.

Lynn wrote:

Ehwmatt wrote:It reminds me of the chimp attack victim... remember her on Oprah? Talk about a disturbing sight... poor lady.

I really don't think this is as disturbing as that was. I do admire her will too, but she is a much more severe case. He still has his eyes and his face. He's just missing his jaw. He can't eat, and it's tough, but he gets through that with humor. I have a feeling his humor is what helps him to carry on. What a great lesson for all of us

Oh yeah, definitely without question a MUCH more severe case, but since Roger is such a well known public, long-established public figure, it's still pretty shocking to see.

Ehwmatt wrote:

Lynn wrote:

Ehwmatt wrote:It reminds me of the chimp attack victim... remember her on Oprah? Talk about a disturbing sight... poor lady.

I really don't think this is as disturbing as that was. I do admire her will too, but she is a much more severe case. He still has his eyes and his face. He's just missing his jaw. He can't eat, and it's tough, but he gets through that with humor. I have a feeling his humor is what helps him to carry on. What a great lesson for all of us

Oh yeah, definitely without question a MUCH more severe case, but since Roger is such a well known public, long-established public figure, it's still pretty shocking to see.

Oh I never said it wasnt' shocking! I never realized he went through all that til I saw him on tv the other day. But when I heard him talk about it and could see how he can still manage to form a smile of some kind, I thought it was really great that he can have that kind of will and go public so that others maybe suffering and embarrassed that way for being different could be encouraged. I think it helps others. No one would WANT to live that way. But how great he could find a way to REALLY live that way.

hm, he's 68. For some reason i figured him to be a little bit older, like early 70s.

Ed wrote:Read more: http://www.esquire.com/features/roger-ebert-0310-3#ixzz0h9W6UBay

I read this a week or so ago and have thought about it many times since.
It's great to read of such a positive attitude come from a truely tragic situation.
I loved this part the best.....

Everyone smiles and laughs about old stories. More and more, that's how Ebert lives these days, through memories, of what things used to feel like and sound like and taste like. When his friend suddenly apologizes for eating in front of him, for talking about the buttered scallops and how the cream and the fish and the wine combine to make a kind of delicate smoke, Ebert shakes his head. He begins to write and tears a note from the spiral.
No, no, it reads. You're eating for me.

That got me right in the sap sucker.

Ed wrote:Is there anything more disturbing? There is no God. Holy FUCK!

LOL!!!!!!!! Great lines