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Peter Jennings has lung cancer
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ABC news anchor Peter Jennings has been diagnosed with lung cancer, his colleagues were told Tuesday.
ABC News President David Westin informed the staff of ABC News in a memo saying Jennings, 66, would begin outpatient treatment and expects to continue to anchor "World News Tonight."
"There will be good days and bad, which means some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky," Jennings told ABC News employees in an e-mail, according to The Associated Press.
The text of the memo from Westin is as follows:
"This morning, Peter Jennings told his senior staff at World News Tonight that yesterday afternoon he was diagnosed with lung cancer. ... He will begin outpatient treatment next week here in New York. It's both Peter's and my expectation that he will anchor World News Tonight during the period of treatment to the extent he can do so comfortably; but, we should also expect him to be off the broadcast from time to time, depending on how he feels.
 bummer - i used to watch peter all the time (before brian williams took over at NBC) - i hope he beats it.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...cer/index.html
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"I'm for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniel's."
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Originally posted by ManOfSteal:
Smoking kills people.
true, still kind of mean though - i hear rickey chews tobacco 
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Originally posted by nredman:
i hear rickey chews tobacco
Haha, no.
(in this case, it would be "Independent League Chew" I suppose)
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Originally posted by ManOfSteal:
Haha, no.
(in this case, it would be "Independent League Chew" I suppose)
 i haven't had any big league chew in years - i liked sunflower seeds or jerky chew when i played baseball
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Originally posted by ManOfSteal:
Smoking kills people.
I guess I'm an ass too since I don't feel any sympathy for him. Maybe his family/friends that have to go through this with him, but I don't know what they did to stop him so I can't say I feel bad for anyone.
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Lighting up a cigarette in tribute.
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Give me reasons for living beyond 65...
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Originally posted by budster101:
Give me reasons for living beyond 65...
same thought here
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My prayers are with him and his family. I totally disagree with all his views, but he is still a human being. Would be interested to know that actual type of lung cancer that he was diagnosed with. The type will have everything to do with treatment and prognosis. The treatment can often be worse than the disease.
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Originally posted by budster101:
Give me reasons for living beyond 65...
Since you ask, here are the things I'll be doing around that age...
1) Buying my kids a house.
2) Putting (or helping put) a niece, nephew or grand kid through college.
3) Building an inheritance and making sure it will take care of my extended family for many, many years.
4) Traveling with my wife.
5) Investing for my extended family.
6) Giving boat loads to our church and other charities.
Those are a few, off the top of my head.
Maury
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Originally posted by RAILhead:
Since you ask, here are the things I'll be doing around that age...
1) Buying my kids a house.
2) Putting (or helping put) a niece, nephew or grand kid through college.
3) Building an inheritance and making sure it will take care of my extended family for many, many years.
4) Traveling with my wife.
5) Investing for my extended family.
6) Giving boat loads to our church and other charities.
Those are a few, off the top of my head.
Maury
I'd rather do that when I'm young and without a family to take care of. No kids for me!
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