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March 05, 2008

Patrick Swayze has cancer

Female Jackie D | Category: TV
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Bummer. Apart from going to an inept plastic surgeon, he's always seemed pretty humble and cool. And then there was this:

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Having gone through Stage 4 Non - Hodgkins Lymphoma, I can tell you how grim this diagnosis is. Quite difficult to treat, and the odds are long, unfortunately.

Comment by Dmac on March 5, 2008 3:40 PM

Christ, dmac, I am so sorry. Best friend died of it at 35 three years back- I have a personal dislike for that disease, and hold the particularly bootless impulse of wanting to punch it in the mouth. A disease.

Comment by James Wiggum on March 5, 2008 7:40 PM

Dmac, I'm sorry for your experience, and very glad you're here. I would kick cancer in the nuts if it had any.

Comment by Jackie on March 5, 2008 9:37 PM

Jackie and Chief, thanks for the kind words. I only brought it up because whenever I hear stuff like this, it really hits home. As bad as things were when I was going through it, I always saw someone else who was worse off than myself. And this diagnosis is one of those examples.

Comment by Dmac on March 6, 2008 7:54 AM