At exactly 7:53 AM on the 18th of December, 2022, a middle-aged man identified as Mark Stokes took to Twitter to announce his transition away from the earth to the world beyond within the next two days due to cancer.
In his words, Mark said: “Hi folks, I’m afraid it’s time for me to say goodbye. Not just leaving Twitter, but the whole show. I’ve been battling cancer last 2 years, but now only have a few days left now. Thank you wonderful people, I leave this crazy world with much love in my heart.”
Mark’s announcement as it ought to has positively sparked appreciation, wishes, and lots from thousand of tweeps who couldn’t but help celebrate his life. Amongst which stood out are:
From the last tweet, it can be deduced that Mark Stokes is a scientist, and Switch Nigeria can confirm that he’s a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at The Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN), UK.
Mark oversees a program of cognitive neuroscientific research studying the principles underlying high-level cognition in the human brain while holding the position of Head of Attention Group at the Department of Experimental Psychology.
