Dr. David Fajgenbaum
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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And then like, all right, I can do it for an hour.
Maybe I can do it for two hours.
And then those hours just started stacking up.
All right, I did it for a day.
Like I can keep doing this as long as I've got my family around.
I couldn't have done it if I was on my own.
But as long as I've got them supporting me, I can do this.
And all of a sudden they stacked up and then I made it through.
Did you ever come to acceptance?
Well, I don't know if I would say acceptance, but there was one point where I was ready to give up, where I started slowing down my breathing.
And my family was around me.
And my sister Gina was holding my hand.
And everyone was saying goodbye.
I just had my last rites read to me.
And it hurt so bad to take every breath.
And it was just like I was fighting.
And then I started to slow down.
And I was going to let go.
And I heard my sister Gina.
And I can picture it.