Tonight on TV... Randy Pausch

[Mackey Mouse]

Watch ABC: Wednesday, April 9, 10 P.M. ET / 9 P.M. CT

"The Last Lecture: A Love Story for Your Life" with Diane Sawyer

He inspires my family... his fight against PC is amazing and he is a Disney Imagineer as well as a professor at Carnegie Mellon..

So, if you are in the mood, I know he may be opposite Idol gives back, but I know what I will be watching.... maybe tape it and watch it later if you will be out or watching another program..

 

[Rustysmom]

Thanks. I'll be watching it.

 

[Mackey Mouse]

I am glad that you will be watching him.. he is an inspiration, that is all I can say. I pray for him that he continues to be here for himself and his family, but I know the reality of this disease just as you do Mary.... Hugs to you.

 

[Prose]

Everyone...the Lustgarden Foundation is giving away FREE copies of his book to the first 5000 people who sign up on their website before tonight... www.lustgarden.org .

I have ordered one for our family and one for SIL's family. SIL is having a very hard time dealing with her mom's death in January of PC. Hopefully, his words will pull her up a bit.....

 

[Mackey Mouse]

It is the Lustgarten foundation........so not the link listed previously.. http://www.lustgarten.org/

I think I missed this as I cannot find out where to sign up for this....but that is ok, as we are all planning to buy a copy if it goes to pancreatic cancer research.. the more funds made from the sale of this book, the better. Each person in my family will have a copy...

 

[Prose]

My fault! I should remember - always read before posting!

If you do go to the site, there is a link just below the purple square, in the middle of the page.

 

[Mackey Mouse]

Yes, the link is there but when you link on it, there is no where to go after that unless you want to buy a copy of his book.....I believe that the free copies are all gone, I have just written an email to the Lustgarten Foundation, which our family is involved in, to make sure I am correct in that assumption.

 

[Mskanga]

I watched it but I had to be very careful as my daughter was with me and although she is in remission , she is quite scared.

 

[LeahA]

I watched a snip of it in an email someone sent me when he was on OPRAH, her was very inspirational. Is he still alive?

 

[Prose]

He is, and he posts a blog on his progress...
http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/news/index.html

 

[Mackey Mouse]

I check it all the time myself.. and I keep him in my prayers....Dear God, just give him more time....

 

[Torontogal]

I just bought his book - The Last Lecture.
What an inspiration.

 

[WDWLVR]

Sadly Randy passed away this morning. He knew how to live life and I for one am thankful for all he has taught me. RIP Randy and prayers out to his beautiful family.

 

[safetymom]

I hope everyone takes the time today to tell their loved ones how they feel. Give them a hug.

Say a prayer for Randy and his family.

 

[Torontogal]

So sad to hear of his passing. What an inspiration he was.

 

[Mskanga]

I just read it and I am really sadened but I pray for his family to get through this . What a beautiful legacy he has left though.

 

[kaitlin-n-mom]

So sad. Sending prayers out to the Pausch family.

 

[antmaril]

My heart is breaking for the Pausch family.

I hate cancer

 

[Torontogal]

Just think - only a few months ago - he was doing push ups on the stage with 1 hand. Sort of gives you an idea how fierce pancreatic cancer is. My father painted the house in Sept. and passed in Jan. I hate cancer.

 

[Rustysmom]

It's so sad. If there was one person that I thought might beat it, it was him because he had a great attitude and was doing well for so long.