I wrote recently about Marcus Cannon, the football player for TCU who was diagnosed with NHL just before the National Football League draft. He was projected to be drafted in the 2nd round, and fell to the 5th round, as teams were concerned about how chemo would affect him, short- and long-term. Rick Reilly of ESPN.com wrote a nice column about Cannon a few days ago. It includes a video. Apparently, Cannon is responding well to treatment. Good for him.
Of course, I especially like the article because it makes the Patriots look like nice guys for drafting him.
In today's Boston Herald, there's a nice profile of Joe Andruzzi, former Patriot, Southern Connecticut State University alumnus, and Nodes-of-Golder, who successfully fought Burkitt's lymphoma, a very aggressive form of NHL. The article talks about Andruzzi's foundation, which is holding a golf tournament/fund raiser, with proceeds to help out families of cancer patients who need financial assistance, as well as helping fund research for pediatric brain cancer.
Andruzzi offers advice for Cannon, and for all cancer patients: Take it one day at a time. Listen to your doctor. Stay positive.
Sounds very simple -- maybe too simple -- but it's still great advice.
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