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MUNSON'S GAZETTA: LIMITED EDITION (S)

I had been meaning to do this since Monday, my wife's birthday, when we learned I am fatally ill with adenocarcinoma which has metastisized (sp?-I hate the word so I'll mispell it) to my liver. I go to Seattle for a second opinion probably towards the end of the month. DIAGNOSIS: one year. Bad news like that tends to put things in perspective, tends to remind us of what is important, how we do have little time, and it's never a good idea to disconnect to prove anything. Now most of that applies to me except for perspective; as we all know the sine qua non of my writing is I KEEP NOTHING IN PERSPECTIVE, AM CONSTANTLY ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE SLIGHTEST THING WHICH WE PISS ME OFF AND THUS LEAD TO RANTS AND RAGES BY TURNS FUNNY, INSCRUTABLE AND JUST PLAIN OLD BARE KNUCKLE OFF THE WALL.

BTW I have been commenting at hookingupsmart.com and theprivateman.com; hook even dedicated an article to me, in fact both did (privateman did too). So if you like a taste of what I been a doing check them out. I really tore the roof off hook; those Bostonians just couldnt' get used to me (ref "Jeremiah Johnson" Will Geer's character telling him about a pal who had a grizzly for a wife but 'she never got used to him)

Gotta' take things slow and would love to respond to each of you who were so kind in your expressions of support.I'm already up past my bedtime; I need oxycodone and it takes the starch out of me. I lose focus easily and it also affects my typing which is the hallmark of my journalistic contribution here such that my high standards have been immortalized.

BTW Toots and I have been corresponding a lot. What a guy.

Bedtime now; I'll try to get back on line tomorrow. Love to all

Tom

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I'm tvmunson over at the other sites; I was here too. I forgot m password and it didn't recognize my hotmail account; I hit facebook and here I am. Will wonders never cease?

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I admire your outlook.

Also, I’ve missed your presence(though to be honest I’ve been a bit preoccupied myself) and hope your visit to Seattle brings good news.

I always go full retard
ಠ_ಠ

by sczmbz on Feb 17, 2012 12:12 AM PST via mobile reply actions   1 recs

So good to see you on here Munson!

Man, don’t know what to say or how to say it. Our family is saddened of this crappy news. (BW….sorry…..) We are in your corner. Praying. Hang in there. Give hugs to the wife. This isn’t easy for her either. Hugs there! As they say….it ain’t over till the fat lady….what’s the fat lady do Munson??? Plays her geeetar!

by Bronco#86mom on Feb 17, 2012 6:55 AM PST reply actions  

@ Bronco-and she ain't gettin' my fiddle!

Love you all. I feel prayers. I have a harder time focusing but am still able to practice by sheer dint of will. More later.

tvmunson

by tmunson on Feb 17, 2012 7:14 AM PST reply actions  

You made my morning with your post.

OBNUG, as much as I love it, ain’t the same without you. I am not a religious man, but I do pray and right now those prayers are with you. Keep fightin, and yes indeed you have been missed.

"Boise State football is now a Fargo winter. You know what's coming, and that information does you no good whatsoever". Matt James / The Fresno Bee

by blue4areason on Feb 17, 2012 8:04 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

Good to read your words, Munson.

While I’m not a praying woman, I am sending all the positive vibes I can muster out in to the universe for you. BW cancer.

"I don’t need a dictionary, I have an ipad, and an expensive large university education." - hrman7

"They're part pep rally, part freak show..." - Jim Rome, on Bronco Nation

by reflectivity on Feb 17, 2012 8:40 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

Luv ya man

Hard to find words. Praying…

Kickers...whatya gonna do.

by Boise State of Mind on Feb 17, 2012 8:57 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

miss your posts

My family and I are thinking of and praying for you and your family. I very much miss your posts on OBNUG; as a relatively new Bronco fan (2006), I thoroughly enjoyed the Bronco history you shared with OBNUG Nation. I hope your appointment in Seattle goes well. At the end of the day, it’s not the length of one’s life, but the quality of that life that is most important and lasting. You have lived a quality life in every way, and here’s hoping that the 2nd opinion you receive will be a good one. God Bless you and your family.

by typhoonblue on Feb 17, 2012 10:06 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

Hey TM

I have also missed you. Good luck in Seattle and I will think good thoughts about you everyday. “Shooby doo”

by Denise F. on Feb 17, 2012 11:23 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

sad news

Good luck in Seattle. Explore everything. Get all of your questions answered. BW cancer.

by coronabronc on Feb 17, 2012 12:21 PM PST via mobile reply actions   1 recs

Thank you.

I shall be inspired by Impracticus the Stoic:

“Suffering is an ass to be beaten. The honorable man considers it with indifference. There
is no shame in pain, no glory without it.”

tvmunson

by tmunson on Feb 18, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

Good to see you back in these parts...

Munson, but the news you bring with you is rather unfortunate. Our family will keep you in our prayers, and hope to see you at a game next season. Hoping for nothing but the best news upon your return from Seattle.

"Moore took a knee. It was an act of mercy. Boise State didn't need style points. It had proven itself the superior program long before." - Andy Staples, SI.com

by Moto2.5 on Feb 17, 2012 12:46 PM PST via Android app reply actions  

Relay for Life

Tom,
My daughter happens to be on her school’s (Christopher Newport University) Relay for Life committee, which will hold their annual event next month. As you know, RFL has raised a ton of money over the years for cancer research. During the “relay”, which lasts throughout the night, there are luminaries which surround the track. Some of these luminaries are in remembrance of those who have passed away due to this awful disease. However, the overwhelming majority are in honor of those who are either fighting this illness or have survived their bout with cancer. My family will be purchasing a luminary in your honor at this event. These luminaries create a stunning visual after dark as participants walk the track, and I am proud to say that one of these luminaries will honor you and have your name on it. Keep fighting, and please let all of OBNUG Nation know how your appointment in Seattle goes. Take care.

by typhoonblue on Feb 17, 2012 3:27 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

Praying for you Mr. Munson

May God do a miracle in your life, praying for healing…

by KyleWilson01 on Feb 17, 2012 6:29 PM PST via mobile reply actions   1 recs

Great way to end the night

Figured I would hit up OBNUG before bed, glad I did. Good luck in Seattle.
T you made my day. Fight on…

"Every Damn Day."- Coach Pete
"Coach Pete is always right" Marty Tadman

by Broncograd96 on Feb 17, 2012 8:08 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

my thoughts are with you, tm.

You know you were missed here, and we even munson’d while you were away. I’m glad you’re gazettaizing again. But just because you’re feeling a little puny, don’t think we’re gonna cut you any slack. As another poster found out, we’yall have high standards here. Nothing but your best. As you always do. :-)

"Grateful to the friends and the circumstances that enabled me to be a Bronco. I'm just glad I lived to see these days." SeniorChief

by boiseblues on Feb 17, 2012 10:32 PM PST via mobile reply actions   1 recs

recd

"It's all yours little Beaver... this 200 shot range model air rifle is just like the one I used in my range wars chasin' rustlers and bad guys!" Red Ryder
"You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphies Mom

PEW PEW PEW! Kellen Moore

by glasman699 on Feb 17, 2012 10:33 PM PST up reply actions  

munson'd

rec’d

"It's all yours little Beaver... this 200 shot range model air rifle is just like the one I used in my range wars chasin' rustlers and bad guys!" Red Ryder
"You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphies Mom

PEW PEW PEW! Kellen Moore

by glasman699 on Feb 17, 2012 10:35 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Rooting For You

My friend.

And that's another Bronco... FIRST DOWN!!

by FirstDown on Feb 18, 2012 8:23 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

Tom, we sure have missed you here!

I really hope you beat this… I look forward to more obscure movie references and triple posts for years to come!

“When someone asks you if you’re a god, you say YES!”

by freshbreff on Feb 18, 2012 11:51 AM PST reply actions   2 recs

I hear you

Munson- I am sorry to hear your news- you are one of the guys that keeps this site lively and I always look forward to reading the Gazzetta (Misspelled in your honor). The young whipper-snappers on this site need guys like you who have witnessed Jim McMillan, Cedric Minter, Rick Woods, and the history of a program to educate them on all things Bronco and tie it to the greatest films of all generations. I received a similar wake-up call last September and was diagnosed with stage 2B melanoma and I am still going through treatment for the next 10 months. If you need anything- just ask and you got it

Our quarterback goes to 11 !

by flyfishferg on Feb 18, 2012 8:00 PM PST reply actions  

Very.Dreams are the staff of life, and sometimes they give us the enthusiasm to go on.

Very. very well said, Belexes.. tm likes recs, I like giving recs, so recs it is to you Belexes, and you BSofM. Site won’t let me rec tm as many times as I’d like to.
You know, Mr. Munson, we are all praying for you in the ways we each feel most capable. Positive healing thoughts winging your way from OBNUG. Keep dreaming, every day a new dream. :)

"Grateful to the friends and the circumstances that enabled me to be a Bronco. I'm just glad I lived to see these days." SeniorChief

by boiseblues on Feb 19, 2012 7:02 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Saw a documentary about John where he explained how he came up with that.

I only saw one episode of that show. I was in Pocatello, Idaho waiting for the bus to take me to Blackfoot where I would commit myself into State Hospital South in Blackfoot.

tvmunson

by tmunson on Feb 20, 2012 7:40 AM PST up reply actions  

and.....?

Didn’t James Taylor do something similar?

"Grateful to the friends and the circumstances that enabled me to be a Bronco. I'm just glad I lived to see these days." SeniorChief

by boiseblues on Feb 20, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

You mean commit? Yeah. It was where he met Suzanne, a girl who was released and committed suicide

and who he immortalized in “Fire and Rain” along with his travails with H.

tvmunson

by tmunson on Feb 20, 2012 10:18 PM PST reply actions  

Don't know what to say, T

I know you’re gonna fight like a sumbitch. “Crossroads”, indeed, man. Godspeed.

Time is the great equalizer.

by kcam on Feb 21, 2012 9:45 AM PST reply actions  

Glad you're back Munson

I was sad to hear your news, but I’ve seen people successfully fight this stuff…give ’em hell!

"Nobody likes it"
"I'm tired of even the BCS name"
"The whole thing needs to be changed."
-Coach Pete on the BCS.

by NYBroncosFan on Feb 21, 2012 10:21 AM PST reply actions  

My heart was filled with sadness when I heard the news

But I’m glad you are back and can keep us informed. Praying for you, bud.

by Nick Kroes on Feb 21, 2012 10:56 AM PST reply actions  

k, NY, Nick, BT

Endoscope today was clear.I meet with my Boise doc Friday, meet in Seattle Tues. Your prayers and thought are felt and loved.

Whatever happens, I’ll give it to you “neat” as the Brits say. My condition at present is: adenocarcinoma, with tumors on the liver but NOT liver cancer, primary source (i e principal cancer) unknown.

tvmunson

by tmunson on Feb 21, 2012 7:07 PM PST reply actions  

TM

this saddens me. i actually have tears rolling down my face. and i’m learning late because i’ve kind of gotten away from OBNUG. . keep your head up. i’m sure mrs d would have the same sentiments (she’s at work currently).

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by Noel.Diggity on Feb 27, 2012 9:00 PM PST reply actions  

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