Positive Vibes needed STAT!!!
I just got off the phone with my mom a few minutes ago- and she had some bad news. A longtime family freind- who is virtually family- was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago. He recently completed surgery and radiation. He went in for a checkup last friday because something was bothering him. Basically- the found new cancerous growths, this time in his lungs. He's heading to NYC this week to see the doctors at Sloane-Kettering.
I just talked to Joe on Monday. Of course, this was before he got the news. He was his usual self- full of humor and we talked about how we were going to have a few beers and do a few shots out of my shot ski at my birthday party next month. I really hope he makes it out of this okay. He's only fifty, and has three daughters who are still in school. I have so many memories of him- trips to Shea Stadium and Fenway Park, camping trips to Montauk, sushi dinners, cutting school to go to Jones Beach, and a ton that I can not tell anyone who's "not in the club" ;)
Anyway, although none of you (except probably Vinman) have ever met him, he would do anything for you if he knew you were a freind of mine. Honestly, I'm more upset about this than I was when I found out I had cancer myself. If you guys can do even 1 tenth for Joe of what you did for me, I know it will do a lot.
