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ItsGameTime
10-08-2007, 04:16 PM
This is a truly saddening story but the fact that he is still able to play hockey is truly amazing. Best wishes to Blake and his family through this time.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=220161&hubname=
GoDogsGo
10-08-2007, 04:40 PM
wow that is crazy... good luck to him...
AlphaDog
10-08-2007, 06:08 PM
It's amazing how quickily hockey becomes unimportant when faced with something like that. Cancer's always a bomb that's dropped on you.. not like you can ever prepare for it (well, I guess if you smoke a pack a day it wouldn't be as shocking when your doctor tells you your lung is cancerous).

Hopefully it's something that will never develop into anything more than an inconvenience for him. Good luck and best wishes to the Blake family.
RioBravo
10-08-2007, 07:36 PM
This is absolutely awful news and it scared me when i heard it. My thoughts and prayers will be going out to Blake and his family every night.
GoDogsGo
10-08-2007, 07:40 PM
i saw the press conference about it and he barley composed himself to speak... VERY VERY sad he couldnt keep it together...he was talking about his kids..etc... reports say that he will be fine with medication and should not lose any play time...still... my heart goes out to him and his family...especically that he has young kids....
leafs_fan77
10-08-2007, 08:51 PM
Saddening awful news. Blake is one of the nicest guys in the game. My heart and prayers go out to him and his family as well.
AlphaDog
10-09-2007, 05:53 PM
YOu know, the US spends about $1 BILLION a day on their war with Iraq (or that's how much it was when they first invaded.. I"m sure their overall military still costs that globally). Think if a billion a day was given to new research centers. Not just for cancer, but for all sorts of horrible diseases that have plagued our race... think of the world we'd live in today if all the dollars that went towards war went to medicine and education.

I have no idea where this thought came from... anger I guess, that countries can put invasions on higher priorities than useful things.
GoDogsGo
10-10-2007, 07:55 AM
no kidding... well said... priorities eh.....hearing that stuff make me sick....