Life after surviving: what a physician learned after a near-death experience

Dr. Richard Deming, a radiation oncologist, has a passion for life, and is a champion of cancer survivorship. Dr. Deming helps his patients, and communities live healthy lives and get the most from each day.

Listen to his journey after a training ride ended with a severe crash, sending him to intensive care. Dr. Deming first told this story on stage at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "What Happens Next: Filling in the blanks after a story ends." The Des Moines Storytellers Project is a series of storytelling events in which community members work with Des Moines Register journalists to tell true, first-person stories live on stage. Read his story and watch a video of his speech here. (Republished here with permission.)