Dr. Pausch said: I can't change the cards I am dealt, just how I play with them. He died a few days ago. He was 47 when he learned he had pancreatic cancer and he was going to die. In one of his final lecture he said : " I am pursuing medical treatments but I pretty much know how this movie ends". I learned a lt from him. We all face challenges. Some of them we had no choice in. Some of them due to decisions we make. I daily deal with the fact that I have dystonia. It is a medical condition that basically causes me to have unusual twisting and posturing. I went through different phases that included fear and denial and embarrassment and being self conscious. I felt sorry for myself. I used to be a very active, athletic ..... Now all of that is gone. Am I sad that I cannot do the things I used to enjoy? Absolutely. Do I have to challenge myself every day? of course. I have to decide every day that I am ging to win this fight. I also have to say to myself that Stuff are not important. Relationships are.