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Title: (Harmon) Killebrew decides to enter hospice care
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MLB.com
URL Source: http://m.mlb.com/news/article/2011051319005980/
Published: May 13, 2011
Author: Cash Kruth
Post Date: 2011-05-14 22:32:47 by X-15
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Views: 325
Comments: 4
Hall of Famer and legendary Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew, who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer late last year, has decided to enter hospice care. "It is with profound sadness that I share with you that my continued battle with esophageal cancer is coming to an end," Killebrew said in a statement issued Friday. "With the continued love and support of my wife, Nita, I have exhausted all options with respect to controlling this awful disease. My illness has progressed beyond my doctors' expectation of cure. "I have spent the past decade of my life promoting hospice care and educating people on its benefits. I am very comfortable taking this next step and experiencing the compassionate care that hospice provides. "I am comforted by the fact that I am surrounded by my family and friends. I thank you for the outpouring of concern, prayers and encouragement that you have shown me. I look forward to spending my final days in comfort and peace with Nita by my side." Killebrew, 74, hit 573 career home runs -- 11th all-time -- in his 22-year career with the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins. He was the 1969 American League Most Valuable Player and an 11-time All-Star, playing in 13 games (two in 1959 and '61). He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984.
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#1. To: X-15 (#0)
Harmon! try some baking soda. What can it hurt?
Somewhere in Kenya, a village is still missing its idiot.
Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, 74, dies of cancer MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—Harmon Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins and perhaps the most popular player in the team’s 51-year history, died Tuesday after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74. The Twins said Killebrew passed away peacefully at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., with his wife, Nita, and their family at his side. He announced his diagnosis just six months ago, and last week Killebrew said he was settling in for the final days of his life after doctors deemed the “awful disease” incurable. Killebrew is 11th on baseball’s all-time home run list after an exceptional 22- year career. His eight seasons with 40 or more homers still is tied for second in league history to Babe Ruth, and his uppercut swing formed the silhouette that inspired Major League Baseball’s official logo.
__________________________________________________________ Heaven must have needed another clean-up hitter. Have fun, Harmon.
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#2. To: Lod, All (#1)
"This man is Jesus,” shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. “When will he come to Kenya to save us?"
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
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