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Around the Horn Legend Bill Plaschke diagnosed with Parkinson's
Posted on 6/8/25 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 6/8/25 at 4:15 pm
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He announced it in a column in the Sunday newspaper, writing, “I’ve got Parkinson’s, and it hurts to even say it.
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“I’m still mobile, still active, I don’t have the trademark tremors that distinguish the famously afflicted Michael J. Fox or the late Muhammad Ali but, damn it, I’ve got it.”
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The column is as much an ode to the staff and compatriots at Kaizen as a diary entry about his experience with the disease.
Writes Plaschke: “Until now, my condition has only been known to my family. Not even my bosses knew. I didn’t look like Parky, I didn’t act like Parky, so why should I publicly reveal something so personal and embarrassing?
When Plaschke and the other seniors at Kaizen lace up boxing gloves to get a workout in, they are punching Parkinson’s the face as much as the dummies they train on. Plaschke hopes to keep fighting and doing what he loves as a columnist for the Times.
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Posted on 6/8/25 at 4:26 pm to Skenes
“Blowhard” is far more appropriate than “legend”, but congrats to him and his family I guess
He’s still a narcissist twat in the revelation itself
He’s still a narcissist twat in the revelation itself
This post was edited on 6/8/25 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 6/8/25 at 4:27 pm to Skenes
It's really not that big of a deal unless you get it as young as MJF. There are worse diagnoses. Attention whore with that statement.
Posted on 6/8/25 at 7:06 pm to Skenes
I feel guilty for not having more empathy for the dude. He always came across as a smug west coast a-hole to me.
Posted on 6/8/25 at 7:47 pm to SmackoverHawg
As someone who was diagnosed around same age as MJF but also treat patients with PD of all ages, i can say it is very misguided to think it’s not a big deal. It’s a horrible disease at all ages
This post was edited on 6/8/25 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 6/8/25 at 7:52 pm to LSUbrou
There are some heartless creatures in this thread.
Posted on 6/8/25 at 8:13 pm to SmackoverHawg
quote:Dont you pretend to be a doctor on here? I truly hope you aren’t one
It's really not that big of a deal unless you get it as young as MJF. There are worse diagnoses. Attention whore with that statement.
Posted on 6/8/25 at 8:14 pm to dukke v
Politics have broken humanity.
Posted on 6/8/25 at 9:16 pm to SmackoverHawg
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There are worse diagnoses. Attention whore with that statement.
“Calm down snowflake, at least it’s not as bad as Pancreatic Cancer or ALS” isn’t quite the pitch you think it is.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 12:47 pm to Keys Open Doors
As much of a smuck as he was, I'm not sorry that I don't feel for him. Call me what you want, but I don't have to have sympathy for classless people. His obnoxious left wing takes on sports aggravated me to no end.
Posted on 6/9/25 at 1:57 pm to LSUbrou
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It’s a horrible disease at all ages
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