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October 08, 2007
Mayor Ron Littlefield diagnosed with prostate cancer
The Chattanoogan.com story says that the cancer was detected early, and that the prognosis is very good.
I have a fairly personal beef with prostate cancer, as it killed my father three and a half years ago. (And yes, that means prostate cancer is my "six-fingered man," and that, if ever given the chance, I will go all "Inigo Montoya" on it.)
However, the good news is that, in the decade-plus since Dad's cancer was first detected, incredible strides have been made in terms of discovery, treatment, and a guy's chances of making it. He may have had to suffer the debilitating and, let's face it, downright embarrassing effects of now-passé surgical tactics; but others are helped by the implementation of study findings from those earlier days.
I criticize Mayor Ron Littlefield's administration from time to time, and will continue to do so as needed; but this serves as a rather sobering reminder that he, too, is a human being who needs healing from time to time.
I wish His Honor, the Mayor of Chattanooga, and all others afflicted with this wretched disease, the speediest of recoveries.
In addition, I join him in asking men everywhere to talk to their doctors about both prevention and detection.
Health | By joe lance | 03:06 PM