Think You Know Roger Ebert?
I mentioned that I can no longer eat or drink. A reader wrote: "That sounds so sad. Do you miss it?" Not so much really. Not anymore. Understand that I was never told that after surgery I might lose the ability to eat, drink and speak. Eating and drinking were not mentioned, and it was said that after surgery I might actually be able to go back to work on television.
Success in such surgery is not unheard of. It didn't happen that way. The second surgery was also intended to restore my speaking ability. It seemed to hold together for awhile, but then, in surgeon-speak, also "fell apart."
Roger Ebert can't eat or drink or talk. But make no mistake, he can write. This is the best blog post I've read in a very long time. Heartbreaking, personal, funny, true. You have to read this to the very last word.
