Jum Wallner

But your lifespan, if you recover from that, is greatly improved.

And the

The big first question for John was whether he was eligible for the operation.

He wasn't definitely in.

He wasn't definitely out.

Having it was a big risk.

It was an awful decision.

He wanted the doctors to make the decision for him, but it was his life, his call, and eventually he decided it was just too dangerous to have it.

And after that, you know, that's when you're talking about how long have I got?

I just thought when I found out about it, it was like this instant switch where I realized I hadn't really been considered it.

I'd had no catalyst to consider it.

Jarman is one of the most important people in my life.

We were so close in those years and I so valued his friendship.

Whenever I was feeling down or, you know, some girl had dumped me or didn't like me or any of the other things, it'd always be him I went to see and he'd always somehow make me feel good again, like I was valued and a valuable person again.

And

Yeah, it was, it was, and I felt so stupid for, for allowing all this time to go past where I thought, you know, when our kids are grown up and we wind down, we'll have heaps of time together.

And of course, yeah, I didn't, I just wanted to, you know, spend as much time with, with him and the time he had left as, as possible.

That's all I was thinking about at first.

There's other words.

There's other words.