Thumbs Up for Roger Ebert
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Dave Schuler | Tuesday, April 24, 2007 |
After surgery for cancer of the salivary gland that removed part of his jaw, operations to replace his mandible, and complications from unanticipated bleeding, film critic Roger Ebert “ain’t a pretty boy no more”:
I have been very sick, am getting better and this is how it looks. I still have my brain and my typing fingers.
Although months in bed after the bleeding episodes caused a lack of strength and coordination, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago restored my ability to walk on my own, climb stairs, etc.
I no longer use a walker much and the wheelchair is more for occasional speed and comfort than need. Just today we went for a long stroll in Lincoln Park.
We spend too much time hiding illness. There is an assumption that I must always look the same. I hope to look better than I look now. But I’m not going to miss my festival.
Damn straight. Keep thinking, writing, loving the movies, and helping us to do the same.
About the Author: Over the years Dave Schuler has worked as a martial arts instructor, a handyman, a musician, a cook, and a translator. He's owned his own company for the last thirty years and has a post-graduate degree in his field. He comes from a family of politicians, teachers, and vaudeville entertainers. All-in-all a pretty good preparation for blogging.
He has contributed to OTB since November 2006 but mostly writes at his own blog, The Glittering Eye.
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I hope he gets better.
He's a fighter. Good. Finding good movies wouldn't be the same without him.
I've known Roger for a long time. I interned with Siskel and Ebert in college. He's a really really nice guy.
I get christmas and birthday cards from him every year and while he missed my wedding because he was involved in a festival he sent a beautiful card and present.
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