A quiet communication went public

From strength to strength.

Ken, I hope you pull through. I just had a tumor removed from my throat 2 months ago, which luckily turned out to be benign but was scary nonetheless. Hang in there; I don't think your time is up yet.

You could have knocked me over with a feather, Ken.

Real sorry to hear this awful news, will be thinking of you guys.

Best wishes to you and your family, Ken.

Long time reader... (You know the drill). And yet this has to be the first news on LXer ever that made me shout "Oh sh**!" out loud.

Hang in there, Mr Starks.

May the depth of your strength match the depth of your good heart.

You've beat it before. Godspeed, sir!

God bless you, Ken.

While it's been said by others, and far better than I can possible say, but I wish you and your family well.

Good luck Ken, hope you pull through this.

I don't know why bad things happen to best of good people, but with your endurance and tenacity, you overcame previous situations. I have high hopes you will do the same with this one.

You are only allowed to leave these earthly confines with prior approval from me..which of course I am never giving you..;-)

Ken I wish you the best. Good luck.

+1 for Khamul's comment.

Ken, I do hope you pull through!

Some of you know my own little survival story. A prognosis is just that... prognostication. They can be entirely wrong. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts, Ken. Hopefully you can beat this.

Best of luck Ken. We'll keep you in our prayers.

As I learned from reading Groklaw: "I repeat the averments in all the preceding good wishes, with the same force and effect as though they were set forth fully herein."

Good luck, Ken!

Best of luck Ken. I hope you beat this.

Ken , I wish you all the luck available in this world. First, as a person who has been working " there " for over 10 years, almost 24/7, I know extremely well what it is. Second, as someone who is better off than you, but only by a very little bit, I know the pain. Not the physical one. The other one. The one which you can't master nor control. We are about the same age and I for one, don't pray the Lord for one more day, but instead thank him in the morning for having given it without asking. It helps. At least for me. And for comfort, you are still lucky to have a family.

OK, I wanted to write this since post 1, but hesitated. Now it's done.

I,... I'm at a loss for words,... Well, I won't let that stop me though...

Ken, I wish you all the hope and (good) luck in the world. I hope that between existing medicine, and crazy experimental stuff, like printing you out a new trachea (it's been done, or so I hear, and this kind of 3D tech is something I've been meaning to experiment with), that you can lick this this thing.

And if all else fails,... I wish you and yours peace. And, if the Great Architect of the Universe ultimately decides he wants you in his immediate company, ... I hope someone picks up the mantle of your work...

You're a good man, Ken Starks,... And if it were up to me, you'll be with us quite a while longer... I only hope my prayers count for anything with the Big Guy.

Peace.