Fucking FUCKING cancer....AAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!

Apr 11, 2008 23:30

I'm no fan of Jerry Pournelle. I have always hated his politics, and the only writer I have more contempt for in the annals of SF is L. Ron Hubbard. However, the man has some sort of brain cancer now. I've been reading his blog tonight and he is blogging his experiences...the "zaps" and the symptoms and the side-effects. Reading between the lines, ( Read more... )

richie, death, cancer, final things

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prariefox April 13 2008, 09:57:20 UTC
I'm no fan of Jerry Pournelle. I have always hated his politics, and the only writer I have more contempt for in the annals of SF is L. Ron Hubbard.

I am to whatever extent. I dislike his partisan inclinations, as opposed to his old school American conservatism. As for the writing: Inferno.

the "zaps" and the symptoms and the side-effects. Reading between the lines, it doesn't look good for him.

Well, having been reading along the whole time, and if he's telling it straight, there's no clean indication of what it is, so it's just a question of if it is malignant. I figure four weeks should tell the tale, since the treatment is over.

Oh yeah, I have the death certificate now.

I hope you are doing ok.

Next week will be a whirl of activity, including a friend coming down early from Washington State to help me divvy up Richie's musical equipment.Just keep in mind, you don't have to part it all out at once. (I am thinking of my Grandmother when my step-Grandfather died, and people just started snagging stuff. She let his family ( ... )

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msgeek April 13 2008, 16:40:48 UTC
Thanks Max, I'll take those hugs ( ... )

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