Min Jin Lee

And he said that the liver is this really magical organ because in some ways you can get it replaced or it can get it operated on, it grows back.

And he made it seem like it's not so terrifying.

At the same time, he said, you know, it's something that you can die from.

And that's when I read Sister Outside about Audre Lorde, who also had a very serious liver cancer.

And I remember thinking, oh, people die from this and it's a very painful death.

And it was very helpful for me in some ways because I never drank.

So even now I don't drink.

I never drank then.

And I thought I will do whatever I can to somehow not get sick.

And that is very, very mingin.

If you tell me that this is something that you should not do because it will be harmful, then I will not do it.

And I take advice very seriously.

Like if I meet a smart person, smarter than me about anything, like if you happen to be better at lawn care than me, I'm like, I'll take notes.

I'm not quite sure if that's the immigrant thing or survival thing or I'm ready to learn because it helps me with my anxiety.

What are you most anxious about?

I think harm coming to people I love.

I think that a long time ago, I've gotten used to this idea that something might happen to me, that my life might get cut short.

So I've always lived with this sense that if this is my last day, I will live it with integrity.

I will try not to have regrets.

I do have this sort of very pie-in-the-sky idea of life.