A report today in the Daily Mail reveals why Stephen Hawkings believes that he is happier with Motor Neurone Disease than he was before the illness struck nearly 50 years ago.
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Hawkings said:
it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I could still do.
I’m happier now than before I developed the condition.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1385599/Stephen-Hawking-happier-fell-ill-motor-neurone-disease.html#ixzz1M1c31ssA