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Missed the AMA, but I really appreciated this answer. I whole heartedly agree that it's one of the smarter shows in animation, and the - going out on a limb here after watching the new episode - new writing style, subtle and satirical, is great for the show, in my opinion. Here's hoping others appreciate it!

Hey Patrick,

Firstly, I'd like to start off by saying how inspired I am by you, and all the other survivors of horrible diseases. It truly takes a strong person to make it through to the end, and you did just that so kudos from a stranger~ My question to you is something I can't answer for myself, even hypothetically. The past few months I've had severe back problems, and a pilonodil cyst that's been recurring almost every month. This has effectively made it so that I cannot sit, or stand, or walk, for days at a time. I'm in the same position as you in terms of needing hot water and other forms of pain relief. Many times, when it gets really bad, I almost begin to wish I just couldn't walk anymore so that I wouldn't have to feel it, so that I could try to move past it (ironic huh?). So my question to you is, in that moment where you lost the ability to move your legs, what did it feel like? Was part of you a little happy that you weren't feeling all the pain you usually felt? Obviously you didn't want paralysis, but given the amount of pain you dealt with on average, did it at all ever feel like the lesser or two evils? And to those reading who finding this line of questioning offensive, I'm truly sorry. I didn't mean it like that