Terminal illnesses, diseases are conditions that can't be cured and are expected to shorten one's lifespan.

Terminal illnesses have unfortunately been around since the dawn of time,

but with the help of modern medicine,

some diseases that were once considered deadly like polio,

tetanus, and hepatitis A are now curable.

Many illnesses remain incurable though, such as cancer, which is currently

the second leading cause of death in the US, and has been around since at least 3,000 B.C.E.

With its first written description found in ancient Egyptian medical journals.

It's unknown exactly how many people in the world are currently living with diagnosed terminal illnesses,

but more than 1.7 million die from chronic diseases in the US each year.

My name is Anthony Padilla, and today I'm going to be sitting down with people who have terminal illnesses

to learn what it's like to live with this diagnosis and how it can change one's perception of life and death.

Are these individuals now driven to live life to the fullest with each moment they have left?

Or is the constant reminder of how fickle life is too upsetting for them to find a moment

in peace?

Hello Jeremy! Hello Jeremy.

Hello, Anthony.

Ruthie.

Hi.

Hi. Kaley.

Hey Anthony, thanks for having me.

Thank you so much for coming on here and teaching me about the world of living with a terminal

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