EDITOR'S COMMENT:

I just finished watching today's episode of Oprah. It focused on two spirited people who are dealing with terminal cancer -- a young woman named Kris Carr and a college professor you have already met, Randy Pausch:

CMU PROFESSOR GIVES HIS LAST LESSON ON LIFE (9/25/2007)

VIDEO OF RANDY PAUSCH'S FAREWELL LECTURE

Oprah showcased Dr. Oz visiting and interviewing both Carr and Pausch. Pausch also presented his famous farewell lecture to Oprah's television audience. Prior to the presentation on Oprah, over a million people have watched Randy Pausch's lecture online.

I encourage all of you to visit Oprah's website and watch this program. If you've already watched Pausch's lecture, there is still much to learn from the discussion Dr. Oz and Oprah have with Randy Pausch. Kris Carr's story and corresponding discussion is equally riveting:

DR. OZ: A SPECIAL REPORT ON DEATH

--- David Sunfellow

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For more information about Randy Pausch:

CMU PROFESSOR GIVES HIS LAST LESSON ON LIFE (9/25/2007)

VIDEO OF RANDY PAUSCH'S FAREWELL LECTURE

RANDY PAUSCH'S CANCER UPDATE PAGE

SHORT SUMMARY OF RANDY PAUSCH'S EXPERIENCE WITH CANCER

RANDY PAUSCH WEBSITE

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For more information about Kris Carr:

CRAZY SEXY CANCER
TLC

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On Valentine's Day 2003, 31-year-old actress/photographer Kris Carr was diagnosed with a rare and incurable cancer. Weeks later, she began filming her story. Turning a seemingly tragic situation into a creative expression, Kris revealed her intimate thoughts, struggles and fears before the camera, sharing her story of survival with courage, strength, and lots of humor.

Said Carr, "What's so sexy about cancer? The women who have it! They're crazy, sexy, vibrant, loving, normal, sparkly and whole individuals."

With experimental treatment as her only option, Kris searched for answers where there were none. She traveled throughout the U.S., interviewing experts in alternative medicine as she tenaciously dove head-first into a fascinating and often humorous world of holistic medicine.

Along the way, she met other vivacious young women determined to become survivors. She also met cameraman/editor Brian Fassett; they soon began a romance that finally culminated in a September 2006 wedding. As Kris' amazing journey unfolds, she realizes that healing is about truly living rather than fighting.

Defiant and thought-provoking, Crazy Sexy Cancer documents one woman's experience as both filmmaker and patient as she refuses to accept the status quo in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

Said Carr, "People often ask me why I named the film Crazy Sexy Cancer. The answer is simple: to challenge the perceptions, to poke fun and bring humanity to a disease that is still so misperceived and feared. No matter what happened, I refused to be saddled with the isolating stigma associated with cancer. Just because it had changed my life forever, didn't mean that I had changed."

Said Debbie Myers, senior vice president, programming, TLC, "As a filmmaker, Kris Carr is a born storyteller, layering personal anecdotes, interviews and lots of humor effortlessly with the hard truth about cancer. And, as a subject, she is fearless and positively riveting. You simply can't take your eyes off her. We are extremely proud to premiere Crazy Sexy Cancer on TLC."

Crazy Sexy Cancer is produced by Red House Pictures and Cactus Three for TLC. For Red House Pictures, Kris Carr is writer, director, producer and cinematographer; Brian Fassett is producer, editor and cinematographer; Beth Nathanson is producer; Jessica Wolfson is co-producer; David Zellerford is co-producer; Lisa Cocciardi is associate producer; and Pagan Harleman is editor. For Cactus Three, Julie Goldman, Krysanne Katsoolis and Caroline Stevens are executive producers. For TLC, Brooke Runnette is executive producer.

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