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Former Lightning Player John Tucker Beating Cancer
by Paul on 10/28/09 at 09:09 AM ET
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from Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times,
They did seek the counsel of Charles Slonim, a Tampa opthalmologist and friend, who has been a team physician for the Lightning since its inception. He also is a survivor, having beaten lymph node cancer in 1988.
“He explained it all to us when we had no clue,” Lynn said. “He held our hands and said everything was going to be okay.”
“John is a rock,” Slonim said. “He’s not a complainer. If you’re a complainer, the first thing you do is tell everybody and try to get people to feel sorry for you. That’s not John.”
In fact, Tucker said he plans to get involved with those fighting the disease, whether they be patients or caregivers, whom Tucker called “angels on earth.”
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Anyone else think this was inevitable? “John Tucker Must Die” right?
Seriously though I still have hockey cards of this guy and I wish him well.
Posted by Muero on 10/28/09 at 11:27 AM ET