I'm glad I'm not the only one who had that thought.Cancer is bad enough. Do they have to add more Steve Lyons on top of it?
He's also very publicly spoken of his battles with depression too. He can't be in good health overall.Damn, that blows. You just have to wonder how much more treatment his body can deal with, at this point.
Awful news. I would love it if Eck just took over the color position all together as opposed to just an increased shuffle with Lyons and (please God No) Gomes, but that's likely what will be the result.Cancer is bad enough. Do they have to add more Steve Lyons on top of it?
Yeah, this isn't really the right time or place to start shoveling dirt over JerryEckersley would be good except I don't think he wants to do this full time.
Although I have no inside knowledge, the tweet that Jerry has been diagnosed with cancer again is probably not completely accurate. It is extremely likely that this is a recurrence (it has been reported that he previously experienced 5 relapses).Do we know what sort of cancer he has now, or what sort he’s had in the past?
I’m far from an expert, but can’t cancer diagnosis range from anywhere from “you have weeks to live” to “we can treat this with a few appointments”?
Here’s hoping his condition isn’t severe/advanced.
The silver lining here may be that since he’s had cancer in the past, it might be likely they caught this extremely early. My stepdad recently completed treatment for prostate cancer, but has to go back fairly frequently for follow up checks, to make sure it hasn’t come back.
Well put. I agree. I always thought his colorman work was good, but he’s brought it to another level the last couple of years. When a guy points out things in a game you didn’t see or think of, then he’s really worth his salt. He’s really been doing that with the best of them. Get well soon, Jerry.I'll echo those who said 2018 has probably been his best work. He was already one of the better color guys in the game the past 15+ years, but he's really stepped it up the past couple.
Get well soon.
From last year, ESPN reported that he had a recurrence in June 2017 of lung cancer, which was first diagnosed and treated in 2008. The article states he also had recurrences in 2013 and twice in 2017.Do we know what sort of cancer he has now, or what sort he’s had in the past?
I’m far from an expert, but can’t cancer diagnosis range from anywhere from “you have weeks to live” to “we can treat this with a few appointments”?
Here’s hoping his condition isn’t severe/advanced.
The silver lining here may be that since he’s had cancer in the past, it might be likely they caught this extremely early. My stepdad recently completed treatment for prostate cancer, but has to go back fairly frequently for follow up checks, to make sure it hasn’t come back.
I'm not an oncologist but over time cancer tends to become resistant to specific chemotherapy drugs. They start with the best ones that are most likely to work. When the cancer stops responding to that chemotherapy drug, they move to whatever is considered second best for that specific patient. In general as you move down the list the chemo drugs become less effective and/or harder on the body with worse side effects. Eventually the results are simply not there.I will say that I have no idea if he has a better or worse chance considering his past success at dealing with the illness.
It's seemed for a long time that being at the ballpark is what makes him happiest. He hates his off days. I know he's said in the past that he has trouble watching the games when he's off. Doing the games is his medicine, and being deprived of that, again, is going to be really, really hard for him.I often find myself thinking "Damn, how does this guy even get up and come to work every day?" when I'm watching a game. I mean, I don't think there's been a game when I watch him where I don't think about what happened with his son. I don't know how you handle that sort of thing well enough emotionally to do anything productive in life again, and certainly not anything productive and public. But he shows up. When you add in lung cancer - and good God, who beats lung cancer back as much as Rem has? - and depression and more cancer and pneumonia and more depression and more cancer, well, I just don't know. I marvel at the man. Many, many people would just give up. He's doesn't strike as an optimist by nature, he's been dealt a really terrible hand in his last decade, yet, there he is, in the booth, being RemDawg, giggling, telling tales with Eck, helping DOB not sound like such a schmuck, and absolutely adding value to the experience of being a Red Sox fan. No question, he is as interwoven with this team as a color guy can be at this point.
I hope he keeps fighting. But I'll understand if he doesn't. Respect to you, Mr. Remy.
THIS.F*** cancer.