Cancer
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011One of my co-workers has been battling ovarian cancer for a while now. She is going through her second round of chemotherapy and it is tearing her up inside. Recently, things have taken a turn for the worse. She’s been sick, worn down, and (understandably) filled with worry. I’ve known B. for eleven years, and [...]
SYLG Mourns Richard Lendley (DustyVet)
Sunday, October 9th, 2011Today is a very sad day. Frequent SYLG commenter, Vietnam veteran, and truly good guy Richard Lendley has passed away. Regular readers will know him by his screen name. DustyVet. Richard lost his battle with cancer on Friday night at the Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Illinois. I received the news from Realwest, who sent [...]
iMourn
Thursday, October 6th, 2011Apple Chairman and Co-Founder Steve Jobs has passed away. He was 56 years old. You can say what you want about Apple and their products, but there is no denying the fact that Steve Jobs was a complete and utter genius. He made life a lot easier – for everyone. Steven P. Jobs, the Apple [...]
A Bleg For Uncle Jack
Friday, September 30th, 2011I wanted to take a minute to ask for an assist to my Uncle Jack. He sent this to the missus and I yesterday, and we figured it would be a good idea to re-post it here: My dear family and friends, I have leukemia. I had a bone marrow transplant on June 15, 2001 [...]
Overnight Thread
Thursday, May 26th, 2011This may be a downer of an overnight thread, but I had to ask double duty on the prayer front. The first request is prayers for Mrs. Earp. She had an appointment with my dermatologist last week to have a mark on her forehead examined. The doc scraped off a sample and sent it out [...]
Calling In A Prayer Strike
Friday, January 28th, 2011Regular readers know that I have been affected by cancer in recent years, and not in a good way. In 2009, I had surgery to remove basal cell skin cancer on my forehead, and last year, I lost my friend Clay Bond – the Right Wing Prof – to lung cancer. My hatred for this [...]
I Remember Clay Marc Bond
Friday, January 7th, 2011One year ago today, at this very moment, my friend and fellow blogger Clay Marc Bond lost his battle with cancer. Longtime readers will know Clay as the Right Wing Prof. The nickname was a reference to his chosen profession, as he was a professor of business at both Indiana University and at Penn State [...]
Democrat Cancer Mailing Offends NJ GOP
Friday, October 29th, 2010And rightfully so. Remember that article yesterday when I said that people will do anything to get elected? Well, the hits keep on coming. The gentleman on the left is Larry Wallace, a Republican running for Freeholder in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Mr. Wallace lost his 9-year old son and his mother to cancer, and [...]
Running To A Clean Bill Of Health
Thursday, April 15th, 2010Okay, I’ll never be as skinny as I was in high school (5’8″ – 130 pounds) but some of my other issues have been rectified. At least temporarily. Today I had twin appointments, and both saw pretty good outcomes. First, I had to travel to the foot doctor for a follow-up. Yes, I know I [...]
Breast Cancer Campaign Seen As Sexist
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010Polish feminists are slamming a breast cancer slogan, calling it sexist and inappropriate. Who knew Poland had Feminazis? WARSAW – Polish feminists have objected to a hospital’s breast cancer prevention slogan which they say encourages workplace harassment, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on its website on Monday. The slogan “I check the breasts of my [...]
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