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Originally Posted by Dirtboy
Wow, that's the most disturbing hi-jack I've seen. I understand why.
When I say the wife and I love this little girl it's an understatment. We went to the local shelter and came away with the best dog in the world. She's just been a joy in our lives and I dread the day she's gone.
Boston's Rock.
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Dirt, I apologize for the hi-jack. It a very sensitive subject for me. Partially because I swore that I was going to boycott football this year because of that sociopath Vick and baseball season is months away. So I'm kinda in withdrawals
To respond to your OP in a more reasonable manner;
Dave Dravecky is someone who inspires me. I suppose that part of the reason that he impressed me is because I was at the Expos game and actually heard the snap of his arm. He like a lot of cancer survivors and wounded veterans didn't submit to the depression and despair that a life changing injury or disability often leads to. They are all hero's to me.
Dave Dravecky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"He underwent surgery on
October 7,
1988, removing half of the
deltoid muscle in his pitching arm and freezing the
humerus bone in an effort to eliminate all of the cancerous cells. By
July 1989, he was pitching in the
minors, and on
August 10, he made a highly publicized return to the major leagues, pitching 8 innings and defeating
Cincinnati.Com 4-3. In his following start five days later against the
Free Dating Services and Personals Ads Directory, Dravecky pitched three no-hit innings, but in the fifth inning, he felt a tingling sensation in his arm. In the sixth inning he started off shaky, allowing a
home run to the lead off batter and then hitting the second batter,
Andres Galarraga. Then, on his first pitch to
Tim Raines, his
humerus bone snapped, and Dravecky collapsed in agony."
"After two more surgeries, his left arm continued to deteriorate, and on
June 18,
1991, less than two years after his comeback with the Giants, Dravecky's left arm and shoulder were amputated. Then he went on as a motivational speaker.
Dravecky wrote two books about his battles with cancer and his comeback attempt:
Comeback, published in
1990, and coauthored, with wife Jan and Ken Gire,
When You Can't Come Back, published in
1992. He has also written a Christian motivational book titled "Called Up" which was published in 2004 by
Zondervan - Home. With the help of Tim Stafford, Dave Dravecky saw
Comeback republished as a self-titled autobiography for children in 1992."
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