As many of you recall, last September, 86 Forever posted a journal to tell us the news of his having been diagnosed with a medical condition that could result in brain surgery.
After several months of trying to avoid the inevitable and suffering through many different medications, it was decided that brain surgery was necessary. The surgery will take place tomorrow. 86 Forever has asked me to inform you, as he will be gone from the blog for awhile and wanted all of you to know the reason for his absence.
I ask that we all pray, cross our fingers, wish on stars, light candles….whatever it is that we all do at times like this.
If you’d like to leave a message for him, please feel free to do it here or you may email me, and I will forward your message to him directly. I promise to keep you informed as I hear any news.
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86, my thoughts and prayers are yours buddy.
hang in there man.
The good news is that he’s getting the surgery done at a great hospital with wonderful doctors who will take awesome care of him.
He’s become a good friend of mine away from the pages of The Geek and my thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.
Keep your spirits high, brother!
Hang in there 86.
We´re with you 86.
86, you’ll be in my thoughts. May you have a full and speedy recovery, and may you be coining hilarious Geekisms again soon.
Crossin’ fingers for a dude.
I’m not the religious type but I send whatever positive energy possible in his direction.
You’re in my thoughts as well 86.
My thoughts and prayers are with you, 86.
We all hope to see you back here soon, healthy and happy!
I’ll be thinking of you, 86. And praying for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.
I hope the surgery goes well 86
You’ll definitely be in my thoughts and prayers.
Take care of our boy today.
Fix him up all new-like.
They ought to be especially careful what they do with that brain, because it’s a peculiar one and may not be arranged in the most conventional ways.
86 is a really, really great guy. I don’t pray, but I’m keeping my vibe positive. Be well…
86, you come back here pronto, you hear?
Fingers and toesies crossed that all goes well. My thoughts and prayers are with our fellow geekster. Best of results, 86! We’ll miss you and keep a chair warm by the fire, er the air conditioner, whatever.
most of the non-baseball news around here has not been so good. i wish 86 all the best and a speedy recovery. doctors can do wonders these days. hopefully, with prayer & and a little luck 86 will be on his feet again soon…
Thinking of you, 86.
Aw, crap. I go away for an offseason and so much bad stuff happens. 86, I wish you all the best. Get well soon, and I’m definitely keeping you in mind.
86, best wishes for a speedy recovery and a generous helping of the finest pharmaceuticals your health plan provides. we expect to see you back here soon. i hear that the type of surgery you are having is like tommy john surgery for the brain. you’ll be down for a little bit, but you’ll come back with a little more velocity.
be well my friend, we miss you here already.
All the best to you 86…hope everything goes smoothly
Good Luck 86.
Wish you the best, buddy
No! Say it ain’t so! 86, we need you here at the Geek! We still need nicknames for almost half our roster!
Shea, tell 86 to keep his wits about him (get it? brain surgery pun) in that hospital, and if anyone offers him Ambiorix, to just say No.
86, I’m honestly at a loss for words right now. I will continue to keep you and your family in my prayers and I can’t wait to see you on the geek, making us laugh.