The Boston Globe reports that Tim Wakefield and his wife Stacy are both suffering from cancer. Wakefield, 57 years old, "is fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer that was recently discovered".
This horrible news was first announced to the world on Thursday morning – without Wakefield's knowledge and without his permission – by Curt Schilling, who admitted on his podcast "this is not a message that Tim has asked anyone to share and I don't even know if he wants to share it". Rather than checking with the Wakefields, Schilling opted to publicly blurt out the information.
Catherine Varitek spoke for all decent human beings everywhere:
A statement released by the Red Sox, which was approved by the Wakefields, stated in part:
Against Wakefield's wishes, former teammate Curt Schilling put out that news on his podcast. He also revealed that Wakefield's wife, Stacy, has a different form of cancer. . . . We are aware of the statements and inquiries about the health of Tim and Stacy Wakefield. . . . Their health is a deeply personal matter they intended to keep private as they navigate treatment and work to tackle this disease.
Schilling also confirmed that he continues to present as a delusional narcissist by using the announcement to glorify himself as a supremely religious man, just as he used to do during his playing days when he would – right before the first pitch – make a calculated show of praying on the backside of the mound. (Has Curt ever familiarized himself with Matthew 6:5-8?) It should be obvious there is not even one cell in his Nazi-memorabilia collecting, taxpayer-money stealing, hate-filled, racist body that has any relation to actual Christianity.
Kevin Slane wonders: "Is it possible to revoke someone's induction into the Red Sox Hall of Fame?" . . That is an idea worth exploring.I hope Red Sox management makes a special point of excluding Schilling from any and all celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Red Sox's World Series championship next season.
I'd like to share some "News" about Curt Schilling
ReplyDeleteI have not seen Curt's Medical Records - but I can confirm that Curt has the following conditions & "problems" :
1. a serious lack of judgement, indeed, a total absence
2. a compelling sense of Comprehensive Narcissism
3. a complete lack of "friends" ....... from this day forward, that's for certain !
4. Zero understanding of the concepts of privacy, confidentiality & consideration for others
5. a substantial portion of "shit for brains"
On a more positive note, those with any sort of interest in Brain Cancer, may wish to check out the absolutely Mindblowing piece I saw just last week - the appearance of 2 Professors, Georgina Long & Richard Scolyer (who has incurable stage 4 Glioblastoma) at The National Press Club in Australia
With these two's bold efforts, there may be some "near future hope" ? So far, the results have been Extraordinarily Amazing & whatever happens from here, they have shifted the thinking on Fighting Cancer Fullstop
https://youtu.be/qJVTMpv04XA?si=CS3SCO-L6WNy48Si
What little empathy I held for Schilling is pretty much gone at this point. Yes, it's possible to appreciate what he did for this team in 2004 and 2007, but sharing news that wasn't his to share, and KNOWING that it wasn't to be shared, is beyond the pale. The reasons that the Wakefields have not shared this news before now are their own. Catherine Varitek, in my opinion, was too nice in her response to this repulsive asshole.
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