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Regardless of how I feel about someone on a professional level (not a fan of Mortensen), as a human being any such news is terrible. What he and his family & friends are going to endure is something that shouldn't be wished upon anyone.
All one can hope for is the best possible outcome.
Odds are high that he was a heavy smoker or drinker. Cigarette smoke attacks every cell in our body. So does alcohol. Alcohol also attacks cholesterol, so I drink an ultra lite every day. For my health.
Val Kilmer? Are we sure? Does he smoke? Thought it was taboo for Christian Scientists. Val KIlmer is an anomaly. Such a talent. yet he has chosen to star in bomb after bomb over the past couple decades. Movies that grossed less than a million. True bombs.
Well, look at Andy Kaufmann.. You don't have to smoke to get lung cancer.. Drinking and smoking certainly raise the risk of throat cancer, but.. Doesn't mean you have to do them to get it.
Kilmer is all rumors at this point. He isn't saying anything.. Well, he's denying everything.. But he was photographed with a trach tube.
Christian scientists are the ones who try to 'pray the cancer away'.
Updating the thread to note that I saw Chris Mortenson work alongside Adam Schefter on the NFL Live, one of ESPN afternoon 1 hour shows. He sounded ok, looked a tad bit gaunt which was understandable all things considered. IIRC it was last Thursday when I noticed him on the tube.
I've been critical of ESPN for a variety of things over the last couple years but they also have a number of quality, no-nonsense solid professionals on their payroll. Mort's one of them.
Updating the thread to note that I saw Chris Mortenson work alongside Adam Schefter on the NFL Live, one of ESPN afternoon 1 hour shows. He sounded ok, looked a tad bit gaunt which was understandable all things considered. IIRC it was last Thursday when I noticed him on the tube.
I've been critical of ESPN for a variety of things over the last couple years but they also have a number of quality, no-nonsense solid professionals on their payroll. Mort's one of them.
Update: ABC news has announced his death today of cancer. He was 72.
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