Chapter 12 – Pages 56-64 – The Park is Open Until 8 p.m.
1. When did the author’s medical problem begin?
2. What symptom was he having?
3. What did the CT reveal? How long did it take for him to see how bad his condition
was?
4. How did Pausch approach his diagnosis?
5. Why did his doctors think Pausch was a “fun patient?”
6. What remark did Pausch make to Dr. Herb Zeh, a Pittsburgh surgeon?
7. What was the “Whipple operation” that Pausch endured?
8. How did Pausch hear about his check-up results with Dr. Wolff before he spoke with
him?
9. What did Pausch consider a “glaring operational flaw?”
10. Why was he fascinated by the bad news Dr. Wolff had given him?
11. Why couldn’t Pausch get a liver transplant?
12. What kind of treatment would be used on Pausch?
13. What is Pausch’s wish for every medical student considering oncology?
14. What question did Pausch ask after he heard about his treatment plan?
15. How did Pausch feel about the news?