Or when his living friends outnumbered the dead ones. Or when his kitchen cabinet wasn't stocked with bottles of pills. But while others are looking back 20 years this week, Thomas has a milestone of his own to reflect on. It was just about a year ago that a doctor told him he had developed pulmonary hypertension - high blood pressure in the lungs. And the doctor said Thomas had six months to live.
People buy into that and lose hope.
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