Former NHL coach Pat Burns almost loses battle with cancer

[Howaboutthat]

Hello, Hello, topic, topic......Pat Burns????

One day, you'll get cable for your little mouse TV and be able to keep up with the grown-ups!

[mightymouth]

Hello, Hello, topic, topic......Pat Burns????

One day, you'll get cable for your little mouse TV and be able to keep up with the grown-ups!

I thought we were discussing the health of Pat Burns? If that requires "little mouse tv" then guess I can't keep up with the groan-ups....

[radiofan]

Hopefully it'll soon be bedtime for the children.

[Buckley]

A weekend host on a station here ended a bit about Pat Burns with "So, yeah, Pat Burns is alive and well".

I don't know about you but I wouldn't consider being terminally ill and refusing treatment as "well".

[Jack Bennest]

This thread is a shining example

Gotta laff at that one doc

[Jack Bennest]

Burns survived colon cancer in 2004 and liver cancer in 2005,retiring from coaching after the second diagnosis. In 2009, Burns acknowledged he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. The cancer is incurable and he has decided to forego further treatment. During a April 2010 interview Burns stated

"I know my life is nearing its end and I accept that"................... source wiki


Burns is very sick. He will die someday. Maybe soon. Those who reported his death obviously didn't get the information from the coroner, a doctor or his family. Being first is not as important as being correct. Maybe next time there will be a period of confirmation.