Senators assistant coach Bob Jones diagnosed with ALS (upd: passes away at 54)

[Koivu11]

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[GAGLine]

Terrible disease. I wish him well in his fight against it.

 

[norrisnick]

Fu.... that's terrible.

 

[barriers]

Awful news. All the best to him and his family

 

[Craig Button]

I hope he stays in the early stages for as long as possible.
Man this is terrible news. He's only 53 too.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Damn that's some tough news to say the least, all the best to him and his family.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Best wishes to him. That's a helluva diagnosis and can only hope him the best moving forward.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Awful news. Best wishes to him and his family.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Awful news. Isn't this the same disease Calgary's Ass. Gm was diagnosed with a couple of years ago?

 

[The Worst One]

f*** this disease. Sorry to hear about this. Keep fighting, Bob.

 

[Koivu11]

Awful news. Isn't this the same disease Calgary's Ass. Gm was diagnosed with a couple of years ago?

Yes and it’s what Börje Salming just passed from as well.

It’s a pretty rare disease but there’s been a lot of cases in hockey for some reason.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Never really heard of it before the challenge.

Just had a former coworker get diagnosed with it in September and passed away 2 weeks ago.

It sounded brutal to deal with no only for him, but for his friends and family.

Hopefully it's not as aggressive so there's some more time with his friends and family

 

[Koivu11]

 

[SI90]

Brutal evil disease

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Man, that was tough to watch. It was amazing how much of a stark contrast his emotions came across -- he was quite positive, yet you could tell his extreme dejection knowing his ultimate fate.

Even not knowing him or having heard him before, you could tell the effect it has had on his speech, both in terms of the slowness and slight hoarseness in his voice.

It's an absolutely horrible and devastating disease, and I wish him all the best in his toughest battle and hope he is able to do what he loves to do best for as long as he can.

 

[Koivu11]

 

[Emerica]

RIP

 

[HugeInTheShire]

What a terrible disease RIP

 

[Senscore]

Stick taps for Coach Bob.

RIP

 

[LivingRentFree]

Horrible

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

RIP coach Bob Jones

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

RIP

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Awful. RIP.

 

[spiny norman]

RIP

 

[PanniniClaus]

RIP Bob