Swayze

[clevername]

clevername pointed it out earlier, but you can't understate how bad pancreatic cancer is. It's a real killer. My dad's cousin died from it, and the speed at which it advances is frightening.

yeah. I've read the new reports with a fair bit of skepticism. If they were somehow lucky enough to catch it extremely early and he had surgery to resect it, maybe the optimism is warranted. From what I know, though, it's almost universally bad news. Luckily, children don't really get it so I don't see it much.

[JackofDiamonds]

I heard a stat as I walked by a TV at lunch that the survival rate for pancreatic cancer is a whopping 4%...that's bad news bears.

[Molly]

I never really thought much about Patrick Swayze but it was pointed out last night on Entertainment Tonight (mindless twaddle but what the heck!) that he has been married to his teenage sweetheart for 33 years. That's a major accomplishment by Hollywood standards. I'm really rooting for the guy.