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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.97,0:00:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was three months pregnant with twins
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.30,0:00:08.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when my husband Ross and I\Nwent to my second sonogram.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.66,0:00:11.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was 35 years old at the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.56,0:00:14.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I knew that that meant\Nwe had a higher risk
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.91,0:00:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of having a child with a birth defect,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.04,0:00:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so Ross and I researched\Nthe standard birth defects,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.15,0:00:24.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we felt reasonably prepared.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.15,0:00:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, nothing would have prepared us
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.08,0:00:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the bizarre diagnosis\Nthat we were about to face.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.84,0:00:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The doctor explained\Nthat one of our twins, Thomas,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.85,0:00:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had a fatal birth defect\Ncalled anencephaly.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.48,0:00:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that his brain\Nwas not formed correctly
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.10,0:00:43.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because part of his skull was missing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.84,0:00:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Babies with this diagnosis\Ntypically die in utero
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.28,0:00:50.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or within a few minutes, hours,\Nor days of being born.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.21,0:00:56.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the other twin, Callum,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.35,0:00:59.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,appeared to be healthy\Nas far as the doctor could tell,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.97,0:01:04.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and these twins were identical,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.54,0:01:06.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,genetically identical.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.94,0:01:12.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So after a lot of questions about\Nhow this could have possibly happened,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.90,0:01:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a selective reduction was mentioned,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.92,0:01:19.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and while this procedure\Nwas not impossible,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.10,0:01:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it posed some unique risks\Nfor the healthy twin and for me,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.47,0:01:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we decided to carry the pregnancy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.14,0:01:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to term.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.30,0:01:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there I was, three months pregnant\Nwith two trimesters ahead of me
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.32,0:01:32.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I had to find a way
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.94,0:01:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to manage my blood pressure and my stress.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.33,0:01:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it felt like having a roommate
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.98,0:01:43.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,point a loaded gun at you for six months.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.55,0:01:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I stared down the barrel of that gun
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.60,0:01:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for so long that I saw a light
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.87,0:01:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the end of the tunnel.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.80,0:01:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While there was nothing we could do\Nto prevent the tragedy,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.77,0:01:57.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to find a way\Nfor Thomas's brief life
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.23,0:01:59.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have some kind of positive impact.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.37,0:02:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I asked my nurse about organ,\Neye, and tissue donation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.24,0:02:07.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She connected with my local\Norgan procurement organization,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.66,0:02:11.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Washington Regional\NTransplant Community.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.07,0:02:13.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WRTC explained to me
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.69,0:02:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Thomas would probably be too small\Nat birth to donate for transplant,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.50,0:02:21.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was shocked: I didn't even know\Nyou could be rejected for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.63,0:02:26.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they said that he would be\Na good candidate to donate for research.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.53,0:02:28.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This helped me see Thomas in a new light.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.60,0:02:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As opposed to just a victim of a disease,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.04,0:02:36.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started to see him as a possible key\Nto unlock a medical mystery.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.47,0:02:39.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On March 23, 2010,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.24,0:02:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the twins were born\Nand they were both born alive.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.60,0:02:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just like the doctor said,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.88,0:02:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thomas was missing\Nthe top part of his skull,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.96,0:02:50.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he could nurse,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.59,0:02:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drink from a bottle,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.98,0:02:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cuddle and grab our fingers\Nlike a normal baby,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.12,0:02:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he slept in our arms.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.58,0:03:01.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After six days, Thomas died\Nin Ross's arms
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.69,0:03:05.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surrounded by our family.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.06,0:03:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We called WRTC, who sent a van to our home
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.05,0:03:12.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and brought him to Children's\NNational Medical Center.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.95,0:03:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few hours later, we got a call to say\Nthat the recovery was a success,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.60,0:03:20.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Thomas's donations would be going\Nto four different places.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.33,0:03:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His cord blood would go\Nto Duke University.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.17,0:03:28.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His liver would go to a cell therapy\Ncompany called Cytonet in Durham.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.39,0:03:31.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His corneas would go\Nto Schepens Eye Research Institute,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.53,0:03:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is part of Harvard Medical School,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.81,0:03:38.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his retinas would go\Nto the University of Pennsylvania.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.34,0:03:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few days later, we had a funeral\Nwith our immediate family,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.96,0:03:43.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including baby Callum,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.61,0:03:46.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we basically closed this chapter
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.39,0:03:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.92,0:03:51.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I did find myself wondering,\Nwhat's happening now?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.11,0:03:53.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are the researchers learning?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.29,0:03:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And was it even worthwhile to donate?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.24,0:04:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,WRTC invited Ross and I\Nto a grief retreat,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.76,0:04:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we met about\N15 other grieving families
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.46,0:04:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had donated their loved one's\Norgans for transplant.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.73,0:04:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of them had even received letters
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.12,0:04:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the people who received\Ntheir loved one's organs
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.12,0:04:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.74,0:04:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned that they\Ncould even meet each other
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.93,0:04:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they both sign a waiver,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.48,0:04:21.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost like an open adoption.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.11,0:04:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was so excited. I thought\Nmaybe I could write a letter
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.34,0:04:25.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or maybe I could get a letter\Nand learn about what happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.73,0:04:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I was disappointed to learn\Nthat this process only exists
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.93,0:04:31.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for people who donate for transplant.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.16,0:04:34.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was jealous:\NI had transplant envy, I guess.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.83,0:04:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But over the years that followed,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.64,0:04:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned a lot more about donation,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.10,0:04:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I even got a job in the field.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.84,0:04:45.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I came up with an idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.79,0:04:47.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wrote a letter that started out,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.81,0:04:50.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Dear Researcher."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.29,0:04:52.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I explained who I was,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.50,0:04:55.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I asked if they could tell me\Nwhy they requested infant retinas
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.87,0:04:58.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in March of 2010,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.88,0:05:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I asked if my family\Ncould visit their lab.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.16,0:05:05.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I emailed it to the eye bank\Nthat arranged the donation,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.25,0:05:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Old Dominion Eye Foundation,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.50,0:05:10.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and asked if they could\Nsend it to the right person.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.61,0:05:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They said that they had\Nnever done this before,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.84,0:05:14.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they couldn't guarantee a response,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.63,0:05:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they wouldn't be an obstacle\Nand they would deliver it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.51,0:05:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two days later, I got a response
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.92,0:05:24.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Dr. Arupa Ganguly\Nof the University of Pennsylvania.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.78,0:05:27.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She thanked me for the donation,\Nand she explained that she is studying
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.63,0:05:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,retinoblastoma,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.14,0:05:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a deadly cancer of the retina\Nthat affects children
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.30,0:05:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under the age of five,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.44,0:05:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she said that yes,\Nwe were invited to visit her lab.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.54,0:05:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So next we talked on the phone,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.40,0:05:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one of the first things\Nshe said to me was that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.74,0:05:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she couldn't possibly imagine how we felt,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.20,0:05:45.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that Thomas had given\Nthe ultimate sacrifice,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.97,0:05:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that she seemed\Nto feel indebted to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.94,0:05:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I said, "Um,\Nnothing against your study,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.96,0:05:53.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we didn't actually pick it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.77,0:05:57.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We donated to the system,\Nand the system chose your study."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.09,0:06:00.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "And second of all,\Nbad things happen to children
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.36,0:06:02.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every day,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.41,0:06:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you didn't want these retinas,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.22,0:06:06.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they would probably\Nbe buried in the ground right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.77,0:06:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to be able to participate in your study
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.16,0:06:14.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gives Thomas's life a new\Nlayer of meaning.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.02,0:06:17.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So never feel guilty\Nabout using this tissue."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.94,0:06:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next she explained to me how rare it was.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.40,0:06:22.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She had placed a request for this tissue
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.93,0:06:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,six years earlier
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.37,0:06:27.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the National Disease\NResearch Interchange.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.35,0:06:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She got only one sample of tissue\Nthat fit her criteria and it was Thomas's.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.16,0:06:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next we arranged a date for me\Nto come visit the lab,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.71,0:06:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we chose March 23, 2015,\Nwhich was the twins' fifth birthday.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.77,0:06:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After we hung up, I emailed her\Nsome pictures of Thomas and Callum,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.30,0:06:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a few weeks later we received\Nthis t-shirt in the mail.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.34,0:06:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few months later, Ross, Callum,\Nand I piled in the car
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.96,0:06:55.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we went for a road trip.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.73,0:06:58.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We met Arupa and her staff,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.17,0:07:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Arupa said that when I told her\Nnot to feel guilty that it was a relief,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.44,0:07:06.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that she hadn't seen it\Nfrom our perspective.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.25,0:07:10.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She also explained that Thomas\Nhad a secret code name.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.71,0:07:14.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The same way Henrietta Lacks\Nis called HeLa,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.21,0:07:17.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thomas was called RES360.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.39,0:07:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,RES means research,\Nand 360 means he was
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.25,0:07:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the 360th specimen
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.34,0:07:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over the course of about 10 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.36,0:07:27.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She also shared with us
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.63,0:07:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a unique document,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.44,0:07:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was the shipping label
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.02,0:07:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that sent his retinas\Nfrom DC to Philadelphia.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.20,0:07:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This shipping label is like\Nan heirloom to us now.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.24,0:07:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the same way that a military medal\Nor a wedding certificate might be.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.58,0:07:50.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arupa also explained that she\Nis using Thomas's retina and his RNA
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.11,0:07:53.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to try to inactivate the gene\Nthat causes tumor formation,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.73,0:07:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she even showed us some results\Nthat were based on RES360.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.96,0:07:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then she took us to the freezer
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.82,0:08:03.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she showed us the two samples\Nthat she still has
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.28,0:08:05.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are still labeled RES360.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.62,0:08:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's two little ones left.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.57,0:08:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She said she saved it
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.06,0:08:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because she doesn't know\Nwhen she might get more.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.08,0:08:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After this we went to the conference room
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.82,0:08:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we relaxed and we had lunch together,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.44,0:08:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the lab staff presented Callum\Nwith a birthday gift.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.22,0:08:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a child's lab kit.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.73,0:08:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they also offered him an internship.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.96,0:08:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.28,0:08:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in closing, I have two\Nsimple messages today.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.58,0:08:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One is that most of us probably don't\Nthink about donating to research.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.71,0:08:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know I didn't.\NI think I'm a normal person.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.06,0:08:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I did it. It was a good experience,\Nand I recommend it,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.28,0:08:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it brought my family a lot of peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.90,0:08:48.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And second is if you work\Nwith human tissue
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.87,0:08:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you wonder about the donor\Nand you wonder about the family,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.43,0:08:52.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,write them a letter.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.50,0:08:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tell them you received it,\Ntell them what you're working on,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.24,0:08:56.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and invite them to visit your lab,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.68,0:08:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that visit might be\Neven more gratifying for you
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.28,0:09:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than it is for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.83,0:09:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'd also like to ask you a favor.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.60,0:09:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're ever successful in arranging\None of these visits,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.22,0:09:07.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,please tell me about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.28,0:09:10.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other part of my family story\Nis that we ended up visiting
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.93,0:09:14.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all four facilities that received\NThomas's donations,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.21,0:09:16.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we met amazing people
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.13,0:09:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doing inspiring work.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.18,0:09:20.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way I see it now is that
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.62,0:09:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thomas got into Harvard,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.84,0:09:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Duke, and Penn -- (Laughter) --
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.58,0:09:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he has a job at Cytonet,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.18,0:09:34.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he has colleagues\Nand he has coworkers
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.06,0:09:35.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are in the top of their fields,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.71,0:09:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they need him\Nin order to do their job.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.31,0:09:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a life that once seemed\Nbrief and insignificant
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.86,0:09:45.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revealed itself
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.65,0:09:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be vital, everlasting, and relevant.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.36,0:09:53.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I only hope that my life\Ncan be as relevant.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.68,0:09:55.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.14,0:10:00.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)