Bill Jempty Update
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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 with his wife and infant daughter.
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