September
2006
Bobby Robson
I didn’t know, untill just. Sir Bobby Robson had a very rare form of Melanoma removed in 1995, from behind his eye. Also he was diagnosed with bowl cancer before that in 1992. Two weeks ago a tumor was found on his brain and the family has asked for no more enquiries from the press etc, this made me sit up and pay attention to the screen.
On May 8th this year an article was pubished where he explained a shadow was found on his lung during an xray he had for a sking accident. It was the Melanoma, remember his primary was in his eye, what gives? Then quoted, when speaking about coming through the lung op, as saying “It’s over. I am in extremely good health and I have got a clean bill of health” …….. oh boy, you know when you’ve heard this story too many times before? Well I have, trust me.
Don’t get me wrong I’m not being overly negative, but that news about Bobby’s suspected stroke being a brain tumor, given this information, is concerning. I guess all I can say is I hope for the best and hope for good news for him and his family. I know why they would rather not be hounded by the press and I just hope the next time I hear about it, the news is better. Although It’s not very nice to suggest, some good could come out of it, but he’s quite a high profile person. Having a well loved football manager speak out about how dangerous melanoma is would really build some momentum behind finally doing somthing about it at the detection and screening stage. We don’t have enough high profile people shouting up for us, I know that’s selfish of me, but what ever I might say would make only a fraction of a ripple compared to what someone like Bobby Robson might say to a peak time audience.
