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TheResurrection OP t1_iu60e8x wrote

Reply to comment by Axeman517 in This weekend is the 20th anniversary of Warren Zevon's final appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman by TheResurrection

It's documented that he went to the doctor in August 2002 at the urging of his dentist, which is when he was diagnosed with cancer. After the diagnosis, he instructed his PR person to generate as much publicity about his terminal illness as quickly as possible.

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gwaydms t1_iu7fvzc wrote

He may have saved some lives, or at least bought them more time.

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