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29th May 2019
11:54am BST

"I find it, probably, the most liberating force or factor. Because, it's the thing we all run away from, the fact that none of us gets out of here alive, the fact that we're all going to die. And I've beaten the rap in many respects. It's amazing to be still alive."Tommie explains that life after his diagnosis is bonus time to him. He says: "I've been like value-added, an occasional presence in many ways deliberately because there was a right good chance that I wouldn't be around forever. "But to have got to this stage, this is bonus time, absolute bonus time and if I walked out the door here in Fumbally Lane and a bus ran over me, I'd shake hands and say 'good innings'. I'd be delighted, you know, that I was given so long." You can check out the full episode below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPRKX-yXzJg Ireland Unfiltered, brought to you in partnership with Carlsberg Unfiltered, will be available everywhere you get your podcasts and on YouTube every Tuesday.

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