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Cancer Sucks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I woke up Tuesday morning actually feeling good. With coffee in hand, I checked the homepages of the net for the news. A routine I’ve had for quite some time now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I scroll through all the 45\/47 headlines like he doesn’t exist. So, depressing what this administration has done to our country. Then I happen across something that put me at a pause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ryne and wife, Margaret. Credit @rynesandberg23<\/a><\/em><\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ryne (Ryno) Sandberg<\/em><\/strong>‘s death. Although I knew of his initial cancer battle, I wasn’t aware it had retuned. However, none of the articles attributed it to his passing. They didn’t have to. People cured or with the disease know. I knew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandberg, a former Major League Baseball standout and Hall of Famer with the Chicago Cubs, was only 65. Not much older than me. Of course, it struck home because I thought (still do) that my cancer was gone. Then a year later the numbers started elevating once again. I go back for more blood work this week and a visit with oncology next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Ryno’s’ news hit me harder than when I discovered former President Joe Biden’s cancer had spread. As all my friends reassured me, oh he’s older. I know age isn’t a prerequisite how bad one gets the disease, and I just let them believe they had helped. People say the darndest things to cheer you up. That’s why I have such a small group I even discuss it with because others just don’t understand. I write these for them and for myself as a means to show it’s mentally draining too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did send an email out to someone a couple days before Ryno’s passing. Suppose it was The Universe giving another of its synchronicities. The email was a means of affection and solace while acting as a catalyst to free my thoughts as some dreams had resurfaced between the recipient and me. Obviously, I didn’t know of his death before I sent it, or I may have conveyed these thoughts too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later I realized the stark coalition and my vailed fears in that letter. It too gave pause. Cancer is real. All too frightening. As I type this, there is no proof mine has returned. Yet in reality my mind says beware. Be ready. Be prepared for the worst. In doing so I won’t have a letdown. Wonder if ‘Ryno’ went through this too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Me at Wrigley Field: Guest Services Pic ’24<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I looked deep into my X and Facebook feeds for a years ago post of his. But to no avail as I couldn’t find what I sought. It was a video of him in his playing days getting ready to bicycle with a son to Wrigley Field in Chicago before a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Very few ballparks could one do this. But tucked away in a quaint neighborhood setting, Wrigley is one of them. It wasn’t a promotion; it was just a way to spend time with a son. It touched me back then and still does today. That’s the Cubbie I’ll always remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RIP Ryne Sandberg and for the both of us and the millions of others with the disease I’ll continue the fight and tell of my journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you enjoy my website, please consider a small donation to help me keep it afloat at paypal.me\/justmeric<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Thank You.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find my sites on Linktree<\/a>. <\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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