`` They showed me my scans and said , these are the scans of a dead man , '' Simon recalled in an interview with NBC 's Maria Shriver . ` `` The Simpsons '' co-creator was told he had three to six months to live . In the episode titled " Bart Gets an F", a man named Homer Simpson is diagnosed with cancer and decides that his only hope of survival lies in having as many children as possible before dying. Simon : Cancer has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life .
`` The Simpsons '' co-creator was told he had three to six months to live . In the episode titled " Bart Gets an F", a man named Homer Simpson is diagnosed with cancer and decides that his only hope of survival lies in having as many children as possible before dying. Simon : Cancer has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life .