Stuart Scott's acceptance of Jimmy V award shows courage, vulnerability

I'm sure by now you have probably seen or at least heard of Stuart Scott's acceptance speech for the 2014 Jimmy V ESPY Award for Perseverance. Stuart's experience with appendiceal cancer, including qualifying for a clinical trial, was chronicled in a short video that aired before the award presentation. The video is filled wisdom, humor and inspiration. "My first thought was 'I'm going to die.' Then about probably 5 seconds later, "I'm going to die and leave Taelor and Sydni. I don't want them to be without a dad. Cancer kills you. People die from cancer."That was seven years ago. He continued to work at ESPN, travel, exercise, be there for his family... he lived his life. He looked into clinical trials. He underwent treatment. He shared his experience with cancer to the public. He "fought" and promised to "never give up."Watching it with my family, I noticed some things my family probably may not have: The warrior analogies that many patients and survivors have issues with, the "never giving up," which is from the speech that Jimmy Valvano, who died of cancer in 1993, is so well-known for. Is dying from cancer "giving up" or not fighting hard enough? Not only was the video moving, but his speech afterward laid those concerns to rest. He was quick to amend what he said in the video. "Don't give up. Don't ever give up," he quoted Jimmy V's speech again. "I said 'I'm not losing. I'm fighting. I'm not losing.' I have to amend that. When you die that does not mean you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live and the manner in which you live."He said he couldn't do the "don't give up" by himself. He mentioned his family, his coworkers and bosses, his medical team, strangers that lift him up, especially when he was too sick to "fight" by himself, which apparently was as recent as last week. Kudos to Stuart Scott to not only give an inspiring speech about living with cancer, but also showing his vulnerability. Living with cancer is not all about fighting, never giving up, being strong, and hopeful all the time. Scott shared his moments of weakness and doubt, which may have been just as inspiring as him promising to never give up. You can view the video here.