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Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.99,0:00:24.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two years ago, I studied Latin\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.76,0:00:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and realized that I've been\Ndiagnosed with cancer.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.52,0:00:32.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At least that it felt like\NI had to study Latin
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.26,0:00:36.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to understand what the doctor\Nwho just examined me was saying.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.79,0:00:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says, "You have testis cancer."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.01,0:00:41.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I say, "I have to test what, to get what?"\N(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.77,0:00:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"No no no, no you have testis cancer."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.25,0:00:49.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Testicular cancer,\Ntestis is in Latin, means testicular.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.77,0:00:54.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if it were\Nbecause of my obvious Latin look.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.02,0:00:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.51,0:01:01.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He felt the need to tell me in Latin\Nwhat the problem was.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.54,0:01:05.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And — actually as a comedian\Nfor the last 16 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.96,0:01:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found it quite ironic that he told me\NI might die in a language that's dead.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.06,0:01:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.54,0:01:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.91,0:01:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this little Latin session \Nactually became quite symbolic to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.75,0:01:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I experienced the following\None and a half years,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.98,0:01:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I realized how hard it is for people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.24,0:01:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to talk to people \Nwho have a serious illness,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.96,0:01:40.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not just for you and me\Nbut also for doctors.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.77,0:01:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it really became clear to me\Nwhen the cancer spread to my lung
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.26,0:01:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that even my wife and mother \Nbecame awkward
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.76,0:01:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the communication with me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.26,0:01:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My wife withdrew and held back
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.76,0:01:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she didn't want to ask me\Ntoo many questions of how I felt,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.50,0:01:59.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she was afraid \Nto put too much stress on me,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.37,0:02:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my mom, she was\Na seriously concerned mom,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.00,0:02:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no one wants to see her child sick.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.26,0:02:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So she was too uncomfortable\Nabout calling me,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.74,0:02:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and —
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.51,0:02:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we decided that I should just call her\Nwhen I had the energy to do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.24,0:02:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if there's someone
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.54,0:02:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you really want to be in charge with\Nwhen you're sick
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.26,0:02:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is your mom and you wife.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.74,0:02:41.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You want a thousand questions a day,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.78,0:02:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you want a thousand missed calls\Nfrom your mother a day.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.26,0:02:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I heard from a lot of my friends\Nthey say, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.74,0:02:50.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,\N"Yeah, we didn't want to contact you,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.51,0:02:53.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're afraid we're going to cry\Nor you're going to cry,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.24,0:02:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we weren't certain that what we say\Nwill be profound enough."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.26,0:03:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my advice to anyone who knows\Nanyone who's seriously ill,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.00,0:03:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's nothing you can say or do\Nthat's wrong,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.76,0:03:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the only wrong you can do\Nit's doing nothing at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.02,0:03:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just a small "I'm thinking of you"\Nis enough,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.82,0:03:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't have to be long [unclear].
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.62,0:03:22.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And — my mom doesn't have\Na mobile or a computer,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.41,0:03:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so she couldn't text me or send an email,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.04,0:03:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you know we all have - \Nexcept for my mom,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.54,0:03:33.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)\Nthis little device here,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.51,0:03:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you know someone who's ill\N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.03,0:03:39.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, this is accessible 24/7.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.75,0:03:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Send them a text, an email,\Na facebook, a twitter
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.78,0:03:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and let them know that you are thinking\Nof them and their loved ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.48,0:03:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know I remember when I was -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.76,0:03:57.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it wasn't always I got hundreds\Nof messages from friends and family
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.27,0:03:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it wasn't always\NI had the strength to read them,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.77,0:04:03.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but on good days\Nyou know when I turn on my phone,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.76,0:04:06.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hearing these messages coming in \Nand seeing them
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.78,0:04:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know it really kept me going\Nand made my day.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.25,0:04:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And especially the ones\Nthat made me laugh.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.26,0:04:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was few moments where I laughed\NI forgot that I was ill.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.50,0:04:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll give you an example:\NI had long hair
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.27,0:04:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to go through chemotherapy\Nand lost my hair,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.26,0:04:31.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had long hair for 20 years,\Nit was my brand, it was my image,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.51,0:04:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I got a text from a stand-up comedian\None of my colleagues
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.52,0:04:39.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a picture of him\Nwearing a long hear wig,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.05,0:04:40.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.48,0:04:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying, "Don't worry my friend\NI'll do your gigs for you,"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.27,0:04:45.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.03,0:04:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"And of course keep the money."\N(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.28,0:04:52.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I worked at a radio station at the moment\Nand my boss came round
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.05,0:04:54.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with 6 chocolate balls.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.25,0:04:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had my testicles removed and —\N(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.76,0:05:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he thought I need a replacement\N(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.50,0:05:03.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're all different sizes\Nas he didn't know my exact size.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.75,0:05:06.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.16,0:05:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was declared cancer-free
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.26,0:05:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is 1 year and 8 days ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.80,0:05:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I posted on...\N(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.48,0:05:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.\N(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.48,0:05:23.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.78,0:05:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I posted it on my Facebook\Nenthusiastically,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.22,0:05:31.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yeah I beat cancer, it's so great,"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.51,0:05:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I got 4000 likes,\N4000 people like my update!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.24,0:05:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I showed it to my nurse,\N"Look, 4000 people like my update,"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.86,0:05:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She just looked and said,\N"Well, you have 50,000 fans!"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.52,0:05:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.52,0:05:51.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So does that mean that 46,000\Nwas like 'Oh, fuck'?. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.49,0:05:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I texted all my friends and family
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.25,0:05:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,150 to be exact,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.78,0:06:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I said,\N"Yeah I'm back, I'm alive, I beat cancer."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.03,0:06:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 149 wrote back,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.04,0:06:07.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That's amazing, that's amazing\Nwe love you, we love life."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.54,0:06:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except for one guy, my friend Uve,\Nfrom my university,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.52,0:06:16.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he wrote, "Oh dear Geo, \Nthis is so great, good news.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.53,0:06:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I myself have been ill lately,\NI've had a little bit of fever.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.50,0:06:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.78,0:06:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I've also been dizzy,\Nbut I'm all right now!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.26,0:06:30.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)\N
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.53,0:06:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I just booked tickets to Mexico,\NIt's going to be great."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.76,0:06:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to go back,\NI wrote to Uve,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.53,0:06:37.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he was,\N"Yeah I've been struggling,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.12,0:06:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fighting against cancer\Nfor the last 1 and half years,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.53,0:06:44.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I beat it, I might be mentally, \Nphysically and financially broke,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.59,0:06:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but who cares I'm alive!"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.78,0:06:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I've been a little bit dizzy."\N(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.78,0:06:52.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it just shows, I mean,\Nthese four examples
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.40,0:06:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show how extreme it can be
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.10,0:06:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and still, you know they all meant well,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.26,0:06:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Uve meant well, his text\Nmight have been a bit off (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.26,0:07:02.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it certainly made me glad
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.58,0:07:06.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it made me laugh for sure.\N(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.49,0:07:11.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But my point is Uve did something
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.01,0:07:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I see - now I've my phone out
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.75,0:07:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I see you have your phones out,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.78,0:07:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm done here in a few seconds and -
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.98,0:07:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I'm done I want you to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.00,0:07:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,text or call a person\Nwho needs to hear from you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.75,0:07:32.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And remember, you can't do \Nor say anything wrong
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.29,0:07:35.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the only wrong you could do is\Nnot doing anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.25,0:07:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.30,0:07:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.77,0:07:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheers)