Two well-known Bostonians made national headlines with stories about cancer in the past week. Jon Lester, a Red Sox pitcher and recent cancer survivor, threw a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals (for those non-baseball fans out there, that is a big deal). His accomplishment on the mount this past Monday is a striking metaphor for his return to the majors after being diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2006. Jon Lester was a cancer fighter and is now a cancer survivor.The other well-known Bostonian is Senator Ted Kennedy, who received some rather grim news this past week. After medical tests following a seizure, the senator was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. The media is covering all angles of the story; in one article, they interview cancer specialists who discuss the many promising treatment options the senator may have, and in another, they talk about the likelihood of him leaving office, voluntarily or involuntarily. What every story includes, though, is that Senator Ted Kennedy is, and always has been, a fighter. A malignant brain tumor will be his biggest fight yet.
Click here to read an excellent Newsweek article about both Bostonians and how the PMC and battling against cancer links us all.
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