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It is human nature to look away from illness. We don’t enjoy a reminder of our own fragile mortality. That’s why writing on the Internet has become a life-saver for me. My ability to think and write have not been affected. And on the Web, my real voice finds expression.
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People tend to look away from illness because it reminds them how fragile they are. Ebert says writing online became a lifeline, since his ability to think and write remained intact. On the Web, he says, his real voice finds expression.
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