Film critic Roger Ebert has battled cancer since 2002 and underwent a tracheostomy almost four years ago. Since the procedure, which removed the cancer from his jaw, he has lost his ability to speak. Today, he uses the old pen-and-paper and a text-to-speech computer software to communicate his thoughts. He is still an avid writer and keeps his blog here... along with his optimism.
"I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out."- Ebert in Esquire Interview
Some of his other works below.
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