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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / February 2007Hockey Great Fighting Advanced PCA
This was in the Toronto Star this morning. And he freely shares how he is doing with the public. I don't remember him myself, but do know some of his confreres. The link to the whole article and pictures is..... http://www.thestar.com/columnists/article/177921 They are bound by blood, defined by hockey and mirrored in each other's voice and looks. They even share a name. John Ferguson. John Ferguson Sr. was a beloved, brawling Montreal Canadiens forward, his name etched on the Stanley Cup five times. John Ferguson Jr. is the oft-beleaguered, number-crunching general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, a team with names last etched on the Cup 40 years ago. When an aggressive form of prostate cancer burrowed into the father's bones in 2006, it was only natural the son would help steady his father through the knee-buckling load of drugs, radiation and exhaustion the disease inflicts on anxious families. Another round of chemotherapy began yesterday in Toronto as père and fils brace themselves for the next difficult stage in the cancer fight. In Nov 2006 (a year after prostate surgery), the 68-year-old's PSA results were abnormally elevated, with a subsequent bone scan showing a frightening development. The cancer had spread to his shoulder, knee, pelvis and spine. Heather Is there some way I could follow on this - I mean to track his progress? thanks. Hughie > This was in the Toronto Star this morning. And he freely shares how he is > doing with the public. I don't remember him myself, but do know some of [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Heather I doubt it, Hughie. He lives in a small town west of Toronto but stayed with his son here while getting treatment. I was amazed at how *open* he was about it and if I see anything, I will let you know. Being a Scot, you know how common the name "Ferguson" is. (VBG) In fact, I use it as the English version of my *foreign* name quite often!! All the best and I will take a hunt around to see if there is any more info. Cheers....Heather (Toronto, Ontario) > Is there some way I could follow on this - I mean to track his > progress? [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >> >> Heather Thanks Heather Hughie. ("Shuggie" to folk that know me...) >I doubt it, Hughie. He lives in a small town west of Toronto but stayed >with his son here while getting treatment. [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >>> >>> Heather > I doubt it, Hughie. He lives in a small town west of Toronto but stayed > with his son here while getting treatment. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Cheers....Heather (Toronto, Ontario) Here are some more. (I think they might be older.) I'm glad you posted this because it's such a good human-interest story. I saw a picture of pere et fils together, it speaks volumes. Leah > > FERGIE STILL FIGHTIN' John Ferguson Sr., the father of the Leafs GM and one of the toughest hombres in NHL history, said his cancer treatments seem to be going well. His next treatment is Friday at Princess Margaret Hospital. "There's no pain in my body anymore," he said. "I feel good." Ferguson Sr. attended the Leafs-Habs game at the Air Canada Centre Saturday and was at the AHL all-star lunche on yesterday afternoon. John Ferguson Sr. continuing cancer treatments at Toronto hospital *************************************************** Canadian PressPublished: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 TORONTO (CP) - John Ferguson was always ready to drop the gloves if need be during his days as a scrappy NHL forward and he needs that fighting spirit more than ever now that he's battling cancer. It'll come in handy. "Yeah, right about now," he said Monday. His next treatment is Friday at Princess Margaret Hospital. "I had a body scan last Friday and, hopefully, it's clearing up," he said on his way into the AHL all-star game luncheon. "They'll let me know this week how it's going. "Hopefully, it's good." He lives near Windsor, Ont., and is staying with his son John Ferguson Jr., the GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs, while undergoing treatments. "There's no pain in my body anymore," he said. "I feel good." He was at Air Canada Centre for the Montreal-Toronto NHL game last Saturday. "That was the first game I've been to for a while," he said. "But I watch three or four a night (on television). "I haven't lost a beat." He's a consultant to the San Jose Sharks. Ferguson originally was treated for prostate cancer. The disease then spread. "That was a shocker," he said. He's been advised to avoid stressful situations that might make him weak, and the luncheon wasn't a risk. He was looking forward to guest speaker Don Cherry's humorous tales as he headed for his table. � The Canadian Press 2007 On Feb 5, 12:57�pm, "Heather" <lay...@nospam.invalid> wrote: > I doubt it, Hughie. He lives in a small town west of Toronto but > stayed [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Cheers....Heather (Toronto, Ontario) Here are some more. (I think they might be older.) I'm glad you posted this because it's such a good human-interest story. I saw a picture of pere et fils together, it speaks volumes. ------------------------ Thanks Leah.....I hoped people would see the picture of father and son......spitting images as well. I saw those articles and yes, they are a bit older. Apparently he had an RP about 2 years ago and from what I read, it took some of his Montreal buddies to kick his butt and get some follow up testing because he looked awful to them.......they knew him well, it seems. I hope he does OK....heck he is as young as I am, grin!! Heather > > FERGIE STILL FIGHTIN' John Ferguson Sr., the father of the Leafs GM and one of the toughest hombres in NHL history, said his cancer treatments seem to be going well. His next treatment is Friday at Princess Margaret Hospital. "There's no pain in my body anymore," he said. "I feel good." Ferguson Sr. attended the Leafs-Habs game at the Air Canada Centre Saturday and was at the AHL all-star luncheon yesterday afternoon. John Ferguson Sr. continuing cancer treatments at Toronto hospital *************************************************** Canadian PressPublished: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 TORONTO (CP) - John Ferguson was always ready to drop the gloves if need be during his days as a scrappy NHL forward and he needs that fighting spirit more than ever now that he's battling cancer. It'll come in handy. "Yeah, right about now," he said Monday. His next treatment is Friday at Princess Margaret Hospital. "I had a body scan last Friday and, hopefully, it's clearing up," he said on his way into the AHL all-star game luncheon. "They'll let me know this week how it's going. "Hopefully, it's good." He lives near Windsor, Ont., and is staying with his son John Ferguson Jr., the GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs, while undergoing treatments. "There's no pain in my body anymore," he said. "I feel good." He was at Air Canada Centre for the Montreal-Toronto NHL game last Saturday. "That was the first game I've been to for a while," he said. "But I watch three or four a night (on television). "I haven't lost a beat." He's a consultant to the San Jose Sharks. Ferguson originally was treated for prostate cancer. The disease then spread. "That was a shocker," he said. He's been advised to avoid stressful situations that might make him weak, and the luncheon wasn't a risk. He was looking forward to guest speaker Don Cherry's humorous tales as he headed for his table. |
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