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a former student of mine (relative of Don Gullett) has a bad form of cancer....he is an aspiring minister....both he and his father have the same full names
one of his best friends in HS, and another former student of mine, is a pathologist for the hospital
when she read the pathology report, she assumed it was the father, until she looked at the age
our school family is reeling a little bit right now to start the year

Fook Cancer
Cereally, FOOK CANCER
 
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GordonC said:
a former student of mine (relative of Don Gullett) has a bad form of cancer....he is an aspiring minister....both he and his father have the same full names
one of his best friends in HS, and another former student of mine, is a pathologist for the hospital
when she read the pathology report, she assumed it was the father, until she looked at the age
our school family is reeling a little bit right now to start the year

Fook Cancer
Cereally, FOOK CANCER
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Cancer is awful. I lost a good friend recently who I thought was going to beat a gleo. When discovered they said he had 6 weeks. He made it 2-1/2 years and died from a blood clot.

Yes **** cancer.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Cancer is awful. I lost a good friend recently who I thought was going to beat a gleo. When discovered they said he had 6 weeks. He made it 2-1/2 years and died from a blood clot.

Yes **** cancer.
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That damn glio got my wife in 9 months....Every day is still a challenge...."One Day at a Time" is a very real prescription for approaching life in my world....some days the darkness wins.....I have bad days and "OK days"....I am glad to be back at school....it gives me a sense of "normal." Sitting around over the summer was brutal.....not healthy.....drink too much, dream too much, DGAF too much....grateful for my mom and kids/grandkids for trying to keep me grounded.....but it's so dam hard sometimes
 
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GordonC said:
That damn glio got my wife in 9 months....Every day is still a challenge...."One Day at a Time" is a very real prescription for approaching life in my world....some days the darkness wins.....I have bad days and "OK days"....I am glad to be back at school....it gives me a sense of "normal." Sitting around over the summer was brutal.....not healthy.....drink too much, dream too much, DGAF too much....grateful for my mom and kids/grandkids for trying to keep me grounded.....but it's so dam hard sometimes
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I think about you all the time, my Dude.
 
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GordonC said:
back at ya, man....even more since all the electronic equipment hahaha
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I don’t know if I’ve told yall this….but…..my condition is a recent discovery. It’s only been known to exist for about 5 years. Traditionally it’s discovered after death. Most of the time when you hear about athletes dying suddenly, this is what they have. Non athletes die in their 20s and 30s. At 56 im the youngest healthiest person they’ve found. Here’s the bonus. They have confirmed that my father also had this condition. He got ablation and a pacemaker/defibrillator like mine when he was 61. Wayyyy before they knew what this condition was. They accidentally did what they were supposed to do to treat him. He died at 83 from dementia. The people at Vandy told me that his charts , which my mother released to them, have been huge. They now have a 20 year history on a disease they’ve only known about for 5 years.

It gives me a reason to smile to know that Jaybird, who was known for helping others, continues to do so.



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Orangeslice13 said:
I don’t know if I’ve told yall this….but…..my condition is a recent discovery. It’s only been known to exist for about 5 years. Traditionally it’s discovered after death. Most of the time when you hear about athletes dying suddenly, this is what they have. Non athletes die in their 20s and 30s. At 56 im the youngest healthiest person they’ve found. Here’s the bonus. They have confirmed that my father also had this condition. He got ablation and a pacemaker/defibrillator like mine when he was 61. Wayyyy before they knew what this condition was. They accidentally did what they were supposed to do to treat him. He died at 83 from dementia. The people at Vandy told me that his charts , which my mother released to them, have been huge. They now have a 20 year history on a disease they’ve only known about for 5 years.

It gives me a reason to smile to know that Jaybird, who was known for helping others, continues to do so.



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That's awesome. What a legacy to leave. Besides the things that were passed onto your family and direct friends/acquaintances, his information has been used to improve the quality of life for others. Without knowing it, Jaybird was a hero outside his little section of the world. It's inspiring, actually.

Edit: and you should absolutely take pride in that!
 
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