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Sad News: Lester diagnosed with lymphoma

RickyHendersonSDRickyHendersonSD Posts: 327
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Red Sox lefty Lester diagnosed with form of lymphoma

My heart goes out to Lester and his family. I hope all baseball fans keep him in their prayers.

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  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    Yeah I feel for him, this is from the article


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  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The news reports say it is treatable. He won't be pitching again for a while, but the important thing is that he will likely get through this.
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  • ctsoxfanctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭
    Damn. I had a feeling those reports were accurate yesterday. As mentioned, the good news is that it's treatable, and they caught it in plenty of time to begin the treatment effectively.
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  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭
    Good luck to him and his family.
    "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win."
    -- Yogi Berra

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  • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭
    Lost my step dad of almost 40 years from this disease. A lot of it depends on how soon they caught it. My dad died within 5 months of the diagnosis. Its nothing to gloss over as treatable, however I also have a friend who has been cured of it. Good luck to him.
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,647 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Best wishes for him and his family
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