Jon Lester has lymphoma

[BYH]

Holy ****.

Jon Lester has been diagnosed with a treatable form of anaplastic large cell lymphoma and will begin treatment within the coming week.

Jon and his family wish to thank all those involved in his care at Massachusetts General Hospital . Our gratitude also extends to the Red Sox organization which has provided Jon and his family much needed support during this ordeal.

 

[Columbo]

Holy ****.

Jon Lester has been diagnosed with a treatable form of anaplastic large cell lymphoma and will begin treatment within the coming week.

Jon and his family wish to thank all those involved in his care at Massachusetts General Hospital . Our gratitude also extends to the Red Sox organization which has provided Jon and his family much needed support during this ordeal.

I think I would rather this than a soft-tissue sarcoma or bone cancer, but, yeah... ****.

 

[BYH]

I see your point, but cancer's cancer. Hopefully he's OK.

 

[poindexter]

"Another Red Sox says, 'Big Papi, I'll see your heart palpitations and raise you a lymphoma'. Find out who else is hurting in Boston, right after these commercials, on ESPNnews!"

 

[zeke12]

Next on ESPN News, why Jon Lester has gone from thinking of no-no's to cancerous nodes...

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

Coming up next on First-and-10, Skip Bayless tells us why you should be rooting for the cancer.

 

[huntsie]

Jesus, this can be a pretty cold place sometimes . I know, I know, you're kidding, but the kid has cancer for crissake. I don't see the humour in it

 

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Jesus, this can be a pretty cold place sometimes . I know, I know, you're kidding, but the kid has cancer for crissake. I don't see the humour in it

I was going to agree.....until I read this lede on mlb.com tonight, about Papelbon:

"BOSTON -- The last thing the Red Sox needed was their most reliable pitcher leaving a game holding his throwing shoulder in pain."

The last thing they need? Phew, at least Lester only has cancer!

 

[zeke12]

huntsie --

We're mocking ESPN for not taking David Ortiz' heart condition seriously.

If you find the other thread BYH started titled "ESPN News: Who writes this ****" I think you'll understand.

 

[steveu]

ESPN reports it has found a cure for Jon Lester's lymphoma.

All kidding aside, this puts baseball in a whole different perspective. Forget coming in and pitching for the win or loss, this is a 22-year old we're talking about here.

 

[BYH]

I admit, I feel guilty about the ESPN/Ortiz cracks on the other thread...not that a rapid heartbeat is a laughing matter, but it seems (knocking on all sorts of wood) that he's OK. Lester has cancer. Nothing to joke about there.

 

[Columbo]

I admit, I feel guilty about the ESPN/Ortiz cracks on the other thread...not that a rapid heartbeat is a laughing matter, but it seems (knocking on all sorts of wood) that he's OK. Lester has cancer. Nothing to joke about there.

I wish you would leave Aortiz alone.

 

[Lugnuts]

huntsie --

We're mocking ESPN for not taking David Ortiz' heart condition seriously.

If you find the other thread BYH started titled "ESPN News: Who writes this ****" I think you'll understand.

There comes a point when the "joy" derived from the mocking is as bad as what was being mocked in the first place.

We've long since crossed that line.

And to be honest, the mocking isn't even that funny anymore.

 

[casty33]

I hate to get serious here but Jesus, let's have some compassion for young Lester, not to mention the Red Sox in general. Here I wanted to come on and make fun of the Red Sox's fall from the top, and maybe laugh a little at Chris and the Red Sox Nation members, but I can't do that. No one deserves the misfortune the Red Sox are enduring, and no one certainly deserves what Lester must now go through. I wish them all well and, again, I apologize for getting so serious but this is truly horrible news for anyone.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

This is some scary crap, no matter what type of cancer it is.

Hopefully he'll be OK.

 

[shotglass]

It strikes me, and has always struck me, that if I'm Jon Lester, I wouldn't WANT people wringing their hands and putting out the "no-jokes-allowed" sign.

That would be an indication to me that my situation is grave. And he should be thinking that he's going to get better, which he will.

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

This thread hits close to home. My mother died two months ago from complications associated with her fourth lymphoma-related biopsy. I wish Lester and his family wellness.

 

[Columbo]

And the people on this board are quality human beings.

The jocularity is a way to cope with such news, nothing else.

And, I know that if there was a chance Jon Lester read this board and was going to be hurt by the comments.... we wouldn't do it.

 

[huntsie]

And the people on this board are quality human beings.

The jocularity is a way to cope with such news, nothing else.

And, I know that is there was a chance Jon Lester read this board and was going to be hurt by the comments.... we wouldn't do it.

And I'm not trying to get all moral on anybody here, either. I just don't see the humor in a 22 year-old kid who is in for the fight of his life. Those of you who do -- have at it.

 

[zeke12]

As with anything else, the humor isn't in cancer, it's in other people's reactions to it.

But I don't get sanctimony, so we're even.