We almost lost a great writer and director last year and we’re just finding out now. Aaron Sorkin is recovering from a stroke.
Aaron Sorkin Thinks He’s Invincible
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The Molly’s game writer suffered a serious stroke last November, Sorkin details the terrifying moment in his life with New York Times ahead of the release of his new movie Camelot. He began to think something was wrong with his body when he started “bumping into walls and corners.”
He discovered that his blood pressure was so high that he “should be dead.” He saw the moment as a “powerful wake-up call”. The West Wing the creator believes that he is truly invincible.
“I thought I was one of those people who could eat whatever he wanted, smoke whatever he wanted, and it wouldn’t affect me. Boy, am I wrong?” Changing the situation, the director has vowed to make a lifestyle change.
Aaron Sorkin Is the New Man
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Well, not new… different. Following the stroke, the 61-year-old quit smoking without slowing down, and he started exercising every day, “I took a lot of medicine. You can hear the pills shaking inside me,” he joked to the publication.
Sorkin initially planned to keep his diagnosis to himself but instead realized it could help someone out there spot the signs before their health takes a turn for the worst. The Oscar winner became giddy at one point wondering if he would ever write again.
“There was a minute when I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to write anymore. And I was worried in the short term that I wouldn’t be able to continue writing ‘Camelot.'” he said of the Broadway musical, which opens in April.
Aaron Sorkin Can’t Write
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The director shared that physically, he could not write. Until recently he was unable to sign his name. That ability is slowly coming back and Sorkin thanks fans who eagerly want autographs for it.
As for tasting the food, it’s a struggle for Sorkin. But he doesn’t want any sympathy for his situation because he’s on the up and up. “Let me make this clear. I’m good. I don’t want anyone to think I can’t work. I’m good.”
Sorkin is used to dealing with struggles in his life and giving up some of his pleasures is not a big deal to him. He battled cocaine addiction for several years and it has given him the confidence to continue.
“My biggest fear when I quit drugs was that I wouldn’t be able to write anymore,” he said in 2017. “Because if you’re a writer and you’re at the top of the list – and I’m on the list when I’m high – you don’t want to change anything- what about the way you work.”
He’s been sober for 11 years now and that’s what’s contributing to him pushing through this current setback. The Some Good Men the writer is getting there and regaining the confidence needed to move forward.
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
