"Cohen, who called the book a "reluctant memoir," was diagnosed with MS at 25, survived two bouts of colon cancer, was legally blind for much of his life, and yet had an incredible, award-winning career as a war correspondent and journalist. He was married to journalist Meredith Viera for almost 40 years and was the father of three children. Sadly, he passed away in late 2024 after a struggle with pneumonia."
"What he learned by their example, especially his father, was not to allow himself to be victimized by the illness - to accept it and live with it rather than in spite of it. Indeed, his father, a physician, practiced medicine for nearly four decades and lived into his nineties. He taught Richard, by example, that he could live a rich and meaningful life with MS. Richard had seen others close to him do it, and he told himself that meant he could, too."
Richard Cohen was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 25, survived two bouts of colon cancer, and was legally blind for much of his life while maintaining an award-winning career as a war correspondent and journalist. He married Meredith Viera, had three children, and died in late 2024 of pneumonia. As a third-generation MS patient, his physician father practiced nearly four decades and lived into his nineties, showing that one could live with the illness rather than be victimized by it. That example taught Cohen to accept MS, stay flexible, and keep pursuing meaningful goals despite bleak medical pronouncements.
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