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You see people in wheelchairs. You see people being looked
after by their wife, husband,
brother, mother. I replace them with me and my
dad, looking at every possible future. The fear takes hold of my heart. I need to catch my breath. All I can do is stare while tears well up. I shake my head. Tell myself... .."Get to fucking grips, Gordon!"
after by their wife, husband,
brother, mother. I replace them with me and my
dad, looking at every possible future. The fear takes hold of my heart. I need to catch my breath. All I can do is stare while tears well up. I shake my head. Tell myself... .."Get to fucking grips, Gordon!"
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You see people in wheelchairs.
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You see people being looked
after by their
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wife, husband,
brother, mother.
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I replace them with me and my
dad,
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looking at every possible future.
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The fear
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takes hold of my heart.
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I need to catch my breath.
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All I can do
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is stare while tears well up.
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I shake my head.
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Tell myself...
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.."Get to fucking grips, Gordon!"
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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.
