September 02, 2006
More on Lester
The Boston Globe provides more information on Jon Lester's cancer. It sounds similar to Andres Galaragga's condition:
The most recent case of a major league player with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was Andres Galarraga, who was playing for the Atlanta Braves in 1999 and, like Lester, went to doctors to determine the source of persistent back pain. Just as in Lester's case, enlarged lymph nodes were found and he was diagnosed with the cancer. Galarraga underwent five months of chemotherapy and a month of radiation, and recovered sufficiently to resume playing a year later, at age 38. On Opening Day 2000, Galarraga hit a home run.
Let's hope it works out as well for Jon.
Update: And here's the latest on Ortiz:
Ortiz told ESPNdeportes yesterday, ``I have a heart rate monitor connected to my body, and whenever I feel some irregular heartbeat, I'm supposed to press a button to alert doctors. Doctors will remove the instrument on Monday and, after checking the data produced, will decide whether I can start playing immediately, if I have to wait longer, or if I can't play again this season."
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