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adorocinema
  • 5/17/2024
Transcript
00:00 I remember someone told me, "You have to meet this guy.
00:02 He's gonna change the world."
00:04 [ Cheers and applause ]
00:05 And he did. [ Chuckles ]
00:07 ♪♪
00:08 I met Brian on the 2008 campaign for Obama.
00:12 Sandra, what do you look for in a guest?
00:14 We've got it all, baby.
00:16 ♪♪
00:17 We found out Brian had ALS
00:20 the day we came home from the hospital
00:22 with our second daughter.
00:23 I had gone to a neurologist
00:25 for what I thought was a standard checkup.
00:28 The doctor said, "On average, people live six months
00:31 after they're diagnosed."
00:33 Every doctor we saw said the same thing --
00:36 "I'm sorry, but we can't help you."
00:39 The system is broken for this disease.
00:41 When you're told that the world you believed
00:43 you were gonna live in is no longer there,
00:46 you have to either choose to curl up into a ball or act.
00:50 [ Cheers and applause ]
00:52 So I turned to Sandra and said,
00:54 "I think I want to start an ALS non-profit."
00:57 And her response was, "[Bleep] no."
00:59 [ Laughs ]
01:00 And he ignored me, like he always does.
01:02 ♪ I think I'm gonna die ♪
01:04 If you want to defeat ALS,
01:05 you need everyone working together.
01:07 They took this extraordinary challenge
01:10 and said, "We're gonna go out and make things happen."
01:13 If we're able to untangle ALS,
01:15 we might be able to help others.
01:18 I am in awe of Brian Wallach.
01:20 He wants to give back
01:22 and take care of the next person that gets diagnosed.
01:25 ♪ I think I'm ready to go ♪
01:28 I've never experienced a movement like this.
01:32 It's changing history in front of our eyes.
01:34 ♪ I'm no ordinary ♪
01:37 Brian's ALS has accelerated a lot.
01:39 We feel like we're running out of time.
01:42 Hey, Bri.
01:44 We're gonna do this.
01:46 There's always been a way.
01:48 ♪
01:51 This guy sure worked.
01:52 ♪
01:54 I don't think there's any test of the human spirit
01:57 more telling than someone saying,
01:58 "You don't have a long time to live,"
02:00 and responding in this way.
02:01 I am ALS!
02:04 I am ALS!
02:06 ♪
02:08 [ Explosion ]
02:10 ♪
02:14 I'm exhausted, but this is why I wanted to be a doctor.
02:18 ♪
02:20 I can't give up.
02:21 You've walked here yourself.
02:23 ♪
02:27 ♪
02:27 ♪
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