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I finished it months ago and yet i can still feel it inside of me, can feel fitzmaurices words in my head. Written using an eyegaze computer, this is an unforgettable book about relationships and family, about what connects and separates us as people, and, ultimately. Home its not yet dark in select theaters and on vod. A fiercely eloquent testament to making the most out of every moment were given. There is a beautiful man, an awesome soul named simon fitzmaurice and he is drowning. In 2008, simon fitzmaurice was diagnosed with motor neurone. Now, simon fitzmaurices memoir, its not yet dark, must be added to that list.
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