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I can't in practical terms just move to the UK. I'm in my 50s -
who's going to sponsor me? I'm not independently wealthy,
I actually need to work! I mean, I sort of gave up
a couple of months ago on... ..on finding a way of being
there. And then for him to come here, I
mean, that's a mess because... Like, there's just no way that he would be able to
receive the treatment that he needs. I mean, just impossible. It makes my job prospects
look, you know, rosy in Scotland compared to, you know, the ability
to have him treated in any way here
who's going to sponsor me? I'm not independently wealthy,
I actually need to work! I mean, I sort of gave up
a couple of months ago on... ..on finding a way of being
there. And then for him to come here, I
mean, that's a mess because... Like, there's just no way that he would be able to
receive the treatment that he needs. I mean, just impossible. It makes my job prospects
look, you know, rosy in Scotland compared to, you know, the ability
to have him treated in any way here
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I can't in practical terms
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just move to the UK.
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I'm in my 50s -
who's going to sponsor me?
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I'm not independently wealthy,
I actually need to work!
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I mean, I sort of gave up
a couple of months ago on...
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..on finding a way of being
there.
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And then for him to come here, I
mean, that's a mess because...
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Like, there's just no way
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that he would be able to
receive the treatment that he needs.
00:00:30.048 --> 00:00:32.998
I mean, just impossible.
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It makes my job prospects
look, you know, rosy in Scotland
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compared to, you know, the ability
to have him treated in any way here.
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Movie Summary
An uplifting documentary about coping with inoperable cancer may sound unlikely, but here it is. Gordon was diagnosed eight years ago and began using the medium of queer comic books to confront his feelings and fears. He employs humour to get to the heart of taboos surrounding death and disease, weaving many of the wonderful carers and nurses he meets into his expressively illustrated world. Sage, sweet, and stimulating, it is also a long-distance love story between Edinburgh and Virginia, USA. We could all learn a thing or two about love, life – and death – from Gordon.
