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When terminal diagnosis turns life into a countdown

My amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis came with a timeline and now I measure everything against how much time I probably have left.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Knowing the approximate end transforms every moment into mathematics, making presence nearly impossible under the weight of numbered days.

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