I was not in
the best mood this morning when I got up. I had a case of insomnia last night.
I woke up every hour on the hour it seemed, having very vivid dreams when I could
get to sleep. I’m not sure if it’s the winter doldrums, stress or leftover
disappointments of the holidays, but these last few days haven’t been the greatest
and my downtime is feeling it.
Maybe it was
a foreshadowing of the news of the day. The first thing I heard was a tweet
that former Shark and NHL career journeyman Dominic Moore’s wife Katie had
passed away from liver cancer. She had suffered a long time. Liver cancer is
quite painful and more harsh than most. She battled it like a warrior for as
long as she could.
We’ve all
been affected by cancer. It is our shadow. We can try to run from cancer, but
it follows us. We can make our lives as healthy and safe as we possibly can,
but that doesn’t mean that those close to us will do the same. So, this
horrible disease is still next to us, following, following, ready to strike.
My mother
suffered for many, many years before she passed with cancer. It first appeared
as breast cancer, but then after a two-year remission, appeared in her back,
then spread everywhere. It could not be stopped before it took her life. Like
Dominic, my father was at her side the whole seven years, doing what he could,
loving her, supporting her, comforting her.
I am sure
you all have stories. Heartbreaking ones. My Twitter friend Matty suffers
terribly every day. It’s hard to hear how much he hurts and how much he has to
go through. He loves hockey so much and if you use Twitter, he would love new
friends and can be added at: @hockeyKOsCancer and @TeamMattyBear.
Word about
Katie Moore’s death passed quickly through the Twitter lines and soon every
hockey fan was sad. Dominic Moore, as a utility player, was used to switching
teams, doing what he needed to do where it was needed, was loved by many, so he
had many writers and fans sending their sympathies. We all feel bad because we
all know what it’s like. Every one of us knows.
We cannot
stop fighting this enemy. I don’t care what it takes, how long it takes, but it
will be stopped. We will stop it. Fuck cancer.
For some
more sad news, due to the end of the NHL lockout, we lost a couple more players
today. Michael Tam and Daniil Tarasov are going back to Worcester Sharks. Tam I
expected and I knew Tarasov would have, but I didn’t want to believe it. I
wanted the Bulls to keep him! We need him!
The bright
side of this dreary, sad day is that we’re getting Jonathan Lessard back. So,
that’s pretty cool. I know we’ll get more new players and probably a couple
more who have already been here. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear something.
And yes, the
sun will come out tomorrow. Blah, Blah, Blah. Save it. I’m not in the mood…..
Remember
Bulls Weekly tomorrow night with Dean Ouellet at Pedros and the Bulls take on
Idaho Thursday at the Barn!
GO BULLS!
