A fifty dollar citation after striking a homeless man with a car… wow! Now that’s fame. A cynical and slightly bitter person might say ol' Bob, the cruelest of all journalists, should be slapped with a heftier fine – say something in the misdemeanor range. But knowing he has a brain tumor seems to personalize him a bit. Spatial and visual impairments are typical for brain tumor survivors. Mom had similar problems. Dad remembers a time when he was riding with mom, and she blazed past a stoplight only to stop in the middle of the intersection. He asked her what she was doing, but she had no awareness of her error. Mom’s traffic violation seems relatively minor compared to Robert Novak’s, but had it been rush hour, it could have been completely different.
What I'm struggling with is the frequency in which people are ‘catching’ brain tumors, as Craig likes to say. Is it us, or have more people been diagnosed? And if so, could cell phones be a cause? A recent report from some high-brow institution seems to think so. It makes sense. I know I get a headache after using the thing too long. I also feel like I’m frying my ovaries every time I use my lap top, but that’s another story. Maybe we should all bite the bullet and purchase those handless phone cords. Such a purchase seems reasonable when compared to the prospect of catching a brain tumor. But then again, with this economy … ;) --J
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