Adrian’s Race
STORIES by Lea Thau
Lea Thau
4.7 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2015
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Adrian is 25 and losing his eyesight. He’s in a race against time. He’s also in a battle between humility and pride. When is it stubborn, perhaps even foolhardy, not to make concessions to one’s disability? When is it the only way out? And where do you find wisdom to know the difference? Get the … Continue reading Adrian’s Race →
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| 0:00.0 | Before we start, please note that this episode has been modified since it first aired. |
| 0:07.0 | Welcome to strangers from KCW in Radiotopia. I'm Leah Tao. |
| 0:13.0 | And I want to thank you for all the messages you've sent or left us voicemails on our life on record call-in number for Jenny from the last episode. |
| 0:23.9 | Jenny was incredibly moved by them, and so was I. And many of you wrote and said, |
| 0:29.0 | could we do a fundraiser for Jenny? It's not right that she only has $100 every month to live on. |
| 0:35.9 | I agree. |
| 0:38.3 | And here's the thing. |
| 0:41.0 | Jenny has always dreamed of going to Europe. |
| 0:43.0 | She talked about it all the time, |
| 0:46.7 | the first time I went with her to the Cancer Treatment Center last year, |
| 0:49.9 | how when she got through that round of treatments, she'd try to go. |
| 0:52.0 | But she couldn't actually afford it. |
| 0:56.0 | And then, as you know, her cancer came back. |
| 0:58.8 | She just finished her last round of treatments, |
| 1:02.0 | and this time I really want to send her to Europe. |
| 1:03.7 | But I need your help. |
| 1:09.9 | Let's see what this community of strangers no more can do, shall we? |
| 1:16.6 | By sheer force of community, you just helped us win the public radio version of March Madness. Strangers beat shows like This American Life and Radio Lab and holy crap, I can't believe it, |
| 1:21.6 | thank you for voting like a hundred thousand times. |
| 1:24.6 | But this feels so much more important than that. This is real life. |
| 1:30.4 | It's Jenny's life. And if we can do a little something to make it better, let's do that. Right? |
| 1:37.7 | So we've created a you-caring campaign for Jenny. You can find it at you-ring.com slash Jenny to Europe. That's Jenny |
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