.Buzz Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 That is terrible - I wish him a speedy recovery and hopefully he can be back for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Wow. While it’s very treatable still scary as hell given the stakes. Wishing him well in his treatment & (hopefully) recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Wishing him a speedy recovery and full health. Scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, viking said: That is terrible - I wish him a speedy recovery and hopefully he can be back for next season. Exactly this. Already rehabbing a torn ACL and then diagnosed with leukemia. An awful year for him. Good luck, JM! Hoping to see you on the field soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Damn... here's hoping they got it early enough and his prognosis is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Late to the thread creation feel free to merge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, seminoles1 said: Exactly this. Already rehabbing a torn ACL and then diagnosed with leukemia. An awful year for him. Good luck, JM! Hoping to see you on the field soon. 19 minutes ago, Deadpulse said: Damn... here's hoping they got it early enough and his prognosis is good On the one hand, while it’s very treatable it’s far from a guarantee of cure. So still very scary. On the flip side the fact he’s a pro athlete likely helped him get diagnosed very early. No 22 year old without symptoms is getting a blood count that likely flagged the issue. And because he was playing at peak form last year the odds it’s early are excellent. Because it’s a blood borne malignancy though still no guarantees (unlike a locally invasive tumor where early forms would be contained). But yeah hopefully it’s a speedy and full recovery. Edited July 24, 2022 by Broncofan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Wow, just a scary situation. Glad they caught it very early in the process so he can get his health back and move forward with his life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 APL is a subtype of AML, which is specifically the cancer I had and it has a 1/3 survival rate over 5 years. APL apparently carries a high survival rate of about 90%. I assume since he takes care of himself and is a professional athlete he will be okay, but I figure it could knock him out at least a year or two. If I’d been able to get away with just the first year of treatment (only chemo) I’d have fully recovered back to my pre-cancer self, so assuming that’s all he has to endure, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him on the field again. Leukemia is such a fast acting cancer, it’s a bummer to see he got it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezy Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Terrible news, wish him a speedy recovery and a quick return to the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Sad news. I hope he's able to overcome this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity_Cometh Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Kick its ***, my guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskieTitan Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Wish him the best on his road to recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Houston is home to MD Anderson, which is the largest cancer therapy center in the US - I understand Metchie is going to get world class treatment no matter where he was drafted, but it’s also nice knowing he’s got MD Anderson at his disposal. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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