Live it up - take up a bet with a bookie and win! That's what this guy did - I guess he figured his Mesothelioma treatment was going to keep him alive and help him win the bet?

Mr Matthews said:

"I think I'm the first person in the world to bet on my own life.

When I was diagnosed I was told mesothelioma was a death sentence.

I wasn't that fussed because everyone has to die some time.

But the interesting thing for me was how long it would take - would it take weeks or years?"

That's a pretty unique perspective, don't you think?

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