In Appreciation of Bud Nameck
by Grady Clapp on Mar 19, 2009 8:09 PM PDT
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PrintFrom Howie Stalwick in the Seattle Times:
WSU radio broadcaster Bud Nameck has begun chemotherapy treatment for lymphoma, a form of cancer. Nameck said doctors believe they caught the cancer in its early stages. "It's pretty humbling," Nameck said.
Sometimes, we get so involved in sports that we forget about the whole "life" part that surrounds it. This is quite a punch to the stomach - for Bud, for his family and for the Cougar nation as a whole.
Bud Nameck is a Coug homer. He voices his opinions on fouls, largely with crimson-colored glasses. He lets his emotions shine through, and is largely unapologetic about it. And he's a great announcer. There's no one else I'd rather listen to when I get my WSU basketball on the radio. You know you've done something right when a large number of your team's fans mute the television, get their audio from their local station, and then complain about the TV/radio time delay.
It's rare I get to put my medical knowledge to use on the blog, and in some ways I hate to have it here. Cancer is the one ailment where the treatment is often every bit as harmful as the disease (at least in the short term). Cancer doesn't cause you to lose your hair - the chemotherapy drugs do. Cancer doesn't cause nausea and vomiting - chemo and radiation do. Cancer drugs are, essentially, poisons. They are designed to attack the fastest dividing cells of the body, but in the process attack all of them. Still, it's what you have to do if you want a fighting chance. It often is your only option, especially at a younger age.
The good news for Bud is that doctors believe they've caught it in the early stages. That's good. Cancer is best attacked as early as possible, and by the time it's detectable you may already have millions of cells working against you. And cancer never truly leaves the body; if you can get it into remission, though, you've done well.
All of us at CougCenter are wishing the best for Bud and his family. He's been a great Cougar over the years - let's hope he beats this thing.
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Bud, Keep your chin up; You will beat it!
Fight Hard Bud! You will prevail!
(Nice post Grady. Nice article Howie.)
I'm all ears, so tell me what you know.
Natural healing
Good luck Bud, we will be praying for you and your speedy recovery…
I don’t want to get into a big argument about cancer treatments but I really feel you are totally misinformed about cancer treatment. MDs and the AMA medical establishment use highly toxic chemicals but that is not the only course of treatment nor is it the best. Each individual must decide but I’ve long since decided I’ll go with natural treatments before I try to poison myself back to health. I normally wouldn’t respond but I’ve done a bunch of research on this topic and I despise the AMA approach as you’ve correctly outlined and feel the need to speak out so that others can feel free to choose something besides the corporate, for-profit approach to medicine.
Here is to wishing Bud and all those who suffer a speedy recovery.
Good luck Bud
It’s a special talent to be able to broadcast a basketball game without color commentator, and I have admired Bud for doing it with both the play by play and the crimson color for the last few years.
Can’t wait until Bud gets to call the next great Cougar moment, a Klay or DeAngelo gamewinner. I know you’ll beat it Bud.
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