Former RTÉ correspondent Charlie Bird has admitted ‘death is around the corner’ as he gave a searingly sincere interview trying again on his life.
The veteran RTE journalist spoke on the Brendan O’Connor Show in regards to the love of his life, his spouse Claire, his profession highlights and the way he is aware of he doesn’t have lengthy left as he continues to battle motor neurone illness.
Speaking utilizing an automatic voice pc, Charlie instructed Brendan how he his philosophy on life has radically modified since he was first identified with MND in 2021.
‘My view on life has completely changed, live everyday as if it was your last and always extend the hand of friendship no matter who they are,’ he mentioned.
‘Every certainly one of us will move so I need to prolong the hand of friendship to anybody who’s in a darkish place. I’ve realized all the time to be truthful when answering questions and to to talk all the time from the guts.
‘I have a terminal illness and I know my death is just around the corner.’
Brendan requested Charlie if he afraid of dying: ‘I’m not afraid of dying I’ve had a terrific life as RTÉ chief information correspondent I started working on the most important tales each home and overseas.
‘I got to travel the world. I feel very privileged that my career in journalism took me to all these places. I always tell the same story, I failed every exam and never went to university but I succeeded in my career. I’m happy with that.
‘I even have a beautiful household by my aspect since my analysis that helps me once I want help and to come back to time period with my sickness, that it’s terminal and there may be nothing I can do to vary that.
‘So I am not afraid of dying.’
Charlie mentioned he ‘was never very religious’ however admitted ‘over the past few years since my diagnosis I really believe there has been someone on my shoulder guiding me along.’
Earlier within the vast ranging interview, Charlie spoke of how his spouse Claire has been an unbelievable help for him.
He mentioned: ‘Claire looks after me around the clock, she is my wife first, also my full time carer. I would be lost without her.’
However, Charlie additionally revealed he now has further carers as he struggles to ‘get from A to B without the help of two extra people’.
‘It’s miserable. The sincere reality is I stay every day as if it might be my final,’ he mentioned.
Charlie admitted he typically displays on his previous and thinks about what he has achieved regardless of by no means having gone to school.
He says the actual fact his profession introduced him to each the North Pole and the South Pole meant ‘in a way I won the Lotto’.
