Walt Disney

Journal 12

 

1966

I have been in the St. Joseph Hospital in California for two weeks now. Ub forced me to come here because of my complaint about the pain in my leg and neck. When they made a check up, doctors discovered a spot on the X-ray of my left lung. They do not tell me much, but I should be stupid if I did not understand that I have a little time of life left. I was diagnosed with lung cancer because of my chain-smoking habit. The planning and construction for Walt Disney World in Florida had already begun and I am so excited because this will be a theme park for people at all ages. I hoped that I would be able to see the grand opening of the park, but the doctors say that is impossible. Of course, they did not tell it to me, but I heard them talking with Ub. The only thing that I can hope for now is that everyone would enjoy the theme park and want to go there over and over again. It was my dream since the beginning and I cannot actually see it coming true.