Sunday, February 02, 2014
Sam Berns, progeria patient (link)
Progeria is a genetic disorder that results in premature aging. I've seen a number of documentaries about it. Here's Sam Berns talking about his philosophy of life. He died on January 10th of this year, a little less than one month after giving this talk.
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