Bill Jempty Update
 |
James Joyner | Monday, August 4, 2008 |
Bill Jempty, who blogs as the Florida Masochist as well as serving as a contributing editor to OTB Sports, is in deteriorating health. As reported previously, he’s battling cancer for the fifth time and has now learned that he will need a heart valve replacement.
How am I feeling? Ok physically, but mentally not as well. If I don’t have the surgery, my aorta will rupture eventually. That would probably kill me, certainly disable me. On the other hand my cancer could get there first. If I got 6 months, I’d really prefer to spend as little time in a hospital.
He’s past the median survival rate for his particular cancer but some live years past that point; one never knows. It’s a lousy situation to be in but there’s not much real choice but to deal with the nearest term problem first and deal with the next as it comes.
Our best wishes to Bill on his recovery.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
Follow James on FriendFeed | Twitter | Digg
- Tim Blair
- Tony Snow Has Colon Cancer
- Bob Novak Has Brain Tumor
- Brian Beutler Shot in DC Mugging
- What Makes Someone an Elitist?
- Fixing Hillary Clinton’s Campaign
- OTB Latenight - Fleetwood Mac
- Bill Clinton: ‘Screw It, I’m Running For President’
- Teddy Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor
- Stephen Colbert Polling Ahead of Bill Richardson
- Caption Contest Winners
- The Political Economy of the U.S. Mortgage Default Crisis
- The Democrats and the Shock Doctrine
- Obama and Europe
- Supreme Court to Decide on Obama Citizenship
- International Implications of the Drop in Oil Prices (Updated)
- Obama’s Bipartisan Cabinet
- More Votes Found - Franken Hurt
- Caption Contest
- OTB Latenight - Paul Simon
Comments are Closed
