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Dec 11, 2011 4:39 PM
Wow, never really knew about that... Crazy scary and hopefully your family is strong with him...
Dec 11, 2011 11:39am
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Dec 11, 2011 4:42 PM
i quickly skimmed the title and thought he had prostate cancer, breast cancer, and aids all in the same year.
Dec 11, 2011 11:42am
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Dec 11, 2011 4:42 PM
I'm sure they are. In all honesty I knew little about it. My sister used to be really close to his daughter (2nd cousins and same age)

My mom and his wife are 1st cousins.

Good article and yes, very scary. Gaining 81 pounds in a couple of days????? Couldn't fathom.
Dec 11, 2011 11:42am
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Dec 11, 2011 4:43 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ;1011044 wrote:i quickly skimmed the title and thought he had prostate cancer, breast cancer, and aids all in the same year.
Not quite....but bad enough.
Dec 11, 2011 11:43am
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Dec 11, 2011 6:08 PM
One of My friends Dad Died from that about 10 Yeards Ago, And another lady in Town just died a few weeks ago from it
Dec 11, 2011 1:08pm
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Dec 12, 2011 12:34 AM
I had never heard of it.
Dec 11, 2011 7:34pm
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Dec 12, 2011 1:15 AM
I think most people, including myself would have given up on life if all that would have happened. He must be very strong mentally to stay positive and have a sense of humor after all the things that have happened. This story kind of makes you take a step back and look at your own life and realize it isn't all that bad when compared to his and he can still stay positive. Maybe some of us can think about this guy when we are bitching about our lives and how bad we think our day has been.
Dec 11, 2011 8:15pm
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Dec 12, 2011 3:52 AM
Kudos to him for persevering.

Just watched the video that accompanied the article. Wow. But, he definitely has a sense of humor to it. Laughter really is the best medicine. My mother would say about a bad situation, "If you don't laugh, you'll cry." It is the truth. Good to hear he's recovering, and walking, and more importantly, living.
Dec 11, 2011 10:52pm
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Dec 12, 2011 4:04 AM
password;1011654 wrote:I think most people, including myself would have given up on life if all that would have happened. He must be very strong mentally to stay positive and have a sense of humor after all the things that have happened. This story kind of makes you take a step back and look at your own life and realize it isn't all that bad when compared to his and he can still stay positive. Maybe some of us can think about this guy when we are bitching about our lives and how bad we think our day has been.

Good post. I should remember this during Steelers games and OSU football.
Dec 11, 2011 11:04pm
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Dec 12, 2011 3:49 PM
I'd keep that family member distant too.
Dec 12, 2011 10:49am