What I didn't say when I drafted the obituary, was that when Alan undertook this, he had just been told he had thirty days to live. Instead he lived fifteen months. Dr. D. is not a believer, but he is a world-class hematologist/oncologist, and he ascribes Alan's survival to his fierce will to live. I ascribe it to the Holy Spirit, who wanted his favorite poet translated for his English-speaking children by Alan and Seree.
|