[TheKilo]

Can't believe I was beaten to this thread.

An older article from the ProJo:

http://www.projo.com/redsox/content/...9.33df151.html

“When I look back to where we were this time last year,” he said, shaking his head slowly, “we were in Washington [State] and Jon was going through his third session of chemotherapy. It was the worst time of my life.”

Life couldn’t have been better for Lester’s son, Jon, back in the summer of 2006. Called up to Boston in early June from Pawtucket, he was rolling along with a 7-2 record in late August when he received stunning news — he’d been diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

Cancer. The Big C.

Suddenly, W’s and L’s didn’t seem so important.

“His mother, Kathie, and I tried to instill in him that there was never any doubt he was going to beat it. But, honestly and truthfully, I don’t know if I could have done what he did.

“Even when he was sick, even after throwing up, he’d go out in the garage and throw. He said: ‘I’m going to be there in spring training.’ ”

I was there for Buchholz's no-hitter. I have to say this was a cooler moment.

Congrats, Jon.