Tommy John Quite Ill Before His Birthday

[+ Lucky]

I learned today that famed pitcher Tommy John, for whom the famous surgery on a pitcher's arm is known, lives near me in La Quinta, California. In December, 2020, he fought his hardest fight when he and his wife came down with Covid. Later, John developed Guillain-Barre syndrome and spent months in a wheel chair.

Hard to imagine the famous pitcher falling so ill, but he survived and just turned 79.

https://nypost.com/2022/05/29/tommy-john-fighting-way-back-from-covid-blood-clots-lucky-to-be-alive/

Edited May 30, 2022 by Lucky

[samhexum]

13 hours ago, Lucky said:

In December, 2020, he fought his hardest fight when he and his wife came down with Covid.

Why would he have a hard fight against something that's fake?

MLB Legend Tommy John Has COVID-19. His Son Says It’s Fake.

Updated Jan. 06, 2021 -- Tommy John Jr., the famed baseball player and elbow surgery pioneer, has contracted COVID-19. But even as he receives oxygen while battling a case of the deadly disease, the Hall of Fame candidate and his chiropractor son are spouting anti-vaxxer views.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mlb-legend-tommy-john-has-covid-19-which-his-anti-vaxxer-son-says-is-fake

[+ Lucky]

If I had known what a dipshit he is I wouldn't have posted about him.

[+ WilliamM]

6 hours ago, samhexum said:

Why would he have a hard fight against something that's fake?

MLB Legend Tommy John Has COVID-19. His Son Says It’s Fake.

Updated Jan. 06, 2021 -- Tommy John Jr., the famed baseball player and elbow surgery pioneer, has contracted COVID-19. But even as he receives oxygen while battling a case of the deadly disease, the Hall of Fame candidate and his chiropractor son are spouting anti-vaxxer views.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mlb-legend-tommy-john-has-covid-19-which-his-anti-vaxxer-son-says-is-fake

ESPN says Tommy  John had covid19.

May not be the final answer, but very close to being the final answer