Dimas and Jaqaru

[Dr. MJ Hardman]

Dimas Bautista Iturrizaga, 93-year-old speaker of Jaqaru, just survived
extremely high-risk surgery for liver cancer (in lieu of going home to die ‹
the expected result of such a diagnosis at his age).  He survived, they say,
because of his own strength and will to live and more than willingness to
get up and walk -- with two tube poles going along.  They released us late
the 24th; the 25th was our first day home.  The 26th he resumed work on the
database, the source for the dictionary of his language, that he so wishes
to complete before he dies.  At 93 he still has work to do; he is still, as
they say of elders who speak threatened languages, a library.  MJ


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