Hell of a comeback night for Jon Lester and I was happy to watch some of the game and see him out there. He had a different form of cancer (Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma) than I do (Hodgkins), but I still felt like it was a kindred spirit on the mound. In this part of the country when I told people I had Hodgkins, one if the first reactions from many was, "like Jon Lester?" That's part of New Englanders desire to relate all things to the Red Sox, and also because his case brought so much attention to the disease and to the age and health of those it can strike.
I was thrilled to see him return to the major leagues, and even happier to see him pitch such a wonderful game and get the win...both because the Sox need a good stretch of wins, AND because he's a survivor.
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