{"id":65623,"date":"2020-09-12T20:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yankees-help-distract-fan-from-cancer-this-is-still-my-life\/"},"modified":"2020-09-12T20:01:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T17:01:00","slug":"yankees-help-distract-fan-from-cancer-this-is-still-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-help-distract-fan-from-cancer-this-is-still-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"#Yankees help distract fan from cancer: \u2018This is still my life\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9cc8beae5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9cc8beae5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-help-distract-fan-from-cancer-this-is-still-my-life\/#Vacs_Whacks\" >Vac\u2019s Whacks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-help-distract-fan-from-cancer-this-is-still-my-life\/#Whack_Back_At_Vac\" >Whack Back At Vac<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Yankees help distract fan from cancer: \u2018This is still my life\u2019<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                        For years, baseball was a pleasant diversion for Jan Bottone, who liked to consider herself a devoted yet casual fan of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. For years, basketball was her thing. She\u2019d gone to high school with the great Calvin Murphy in Norwalk, Conn., so hoops fed most of her sporting interests.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until around 2000, when she moved to Wellesley, Mass., and found herself embedded among Red Sox Nation that the embers of an old flame, the Yankees, began to burn ever so sharply. She became a frequent caller to WEEI in Boston (though she kept her pins<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ed allegiance to herself, probably a wise choice).<\/p>\n<p>She read the sports sections of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>papers voraciously, and when Twitter became a thing she regularly lent her voice to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, as well. Before she knew it, she had unwittingly taken the leap beyond casual. The Yankees were a part of her daily life, for the first time since they were a large part of the conversations she\u2019d have as a girl with her father, who\u2019d played briefly in the Yankees\u2019 organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if I had left it behind consciously for many years, Yankees baseball would always be in my blood,\u201d Jan says, though she insists: \u201cI\u2019m really no die-hard fan. I\u2019ve always been much more the observer type, though my affection for the Yankees is always there, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this summer, things changed. First came a terrible diagnosis: Stage IV metastatic cancer. She would need to undergo chemotherapy, and grind through weeks of dealing with, and learning to live with, the disease. Though she is a private person, she decided to share her daily fight with her 1,500 or so Twitter followers.<\/p>\n<p>And every night, she started taking solace in the Yankees.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16286185\"><img alt=\"The Yankees celebrate Friday night's win over the Orioles.\" data- data- height=\"441\" width=\"662\"><\/img><figcaption><span>The Yankees celebrate Friday night\u2019s win over the Orioles.<\/span><span>Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m finding comfort in what has always been a part of my being: Yankees\u2019 baseball,\u201d she says. \u201cWatching the Yankees does provide a distraction, even when they absolutely stink. Their games give structure to my days, and of course give me something to talk about \u2014 and I do love to talk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why it doesn\u2019t really matter to me if the Yankees win or lose at this point; they\u2019re just there, a part of my life. And that part is so much more fun than thinking about cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her daily grind is substantial. She tweets often about her visits to Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Massachusetts <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Cancer Center. She shares her fears and frustrations, the terrifying difficulties so many cancer patients face as they begin this fight of, and for, their lives. She leans, always, on her husband, Ross Sharp, who for many years played high-minor-league cricket in England as a wicket-keeper.<\/p>\n<p>She has fought the temptation to not eat because she often lacks the energy to cook for herself and has lately discovered the unpleasant side effect of \u201cmetal mouth,\u201d a common companion to chemo treatments that makes everything that passes through your lips taste like a silver dollar. She discusses all of this with a remarkable clarity and detachment.<\/p>\n<p>And then each night, she clicks on the YES Network. And in many ways, despite all the powerful drugs the doctors pump through her system, this is the very best medicine, the most soothing antidote. Listening to Michael Kay, Paul O\u2019Neill and David Cone describe the successes \u2014 and, recently, slapstick \u2014 of these Yankees offers a sense of comfort and normalcy that has lately been so elusive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually enjoy the games without fans in the stands because it allows me to hear the real sounds of the game much more clearly,\u201d Jan says. \u201cBut as far as the broadcasts go, I feel Coney and Paul have really stepped up their analyst games, and I\u2019m enjoying their insights much more now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One thing cancer patients learn early on: You can\u2019t fool the enemy. You can\u2019t ignore him. But you most certainly can treat him the way he treats you: like it\u2019s an unfair fight. Things that didn\u2019t seem to matter much before matter in profound ways. Hobbies are more meaningful, distractions essential.<\/p>\n<p>Baseball becomes essential. Even bad baseball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I resolved to think about my cancer as little as possible \u2014 at least as long as it doesn\u2019t make its presence felt too much \u2014 until I have to return to the cancer center for chemotherapy, again,\u201d she says. \u201cThanks to the Yankees, I have lots more vital, life-affirming, and fun things to fill my mind with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And there is this:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCancer doesn\u2019t rule me,\u201d she says. \u201cIt shall not rule me. This is still my life, and the Yankees are surely one of the good parts of the time I have left.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vacs_Whacks\"><\/span>Vac\u2019s Whacks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If we can ask for one thing out of this football season for the locals, let\u2019s go with this: 16 games and 17 weeks of health for Saquon Barkley\u2019s ankles, knees and hamstrings.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>Lest we forget that there really is such a thing as championship DNA, the Raptors grim, stubborn performance against the Celtics in Game 6 was a master class on the subject.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>That catch Michael Conforto made the other night was probably the best catch I\u2019ve ever seen made in Citi Field, percentage points ahead of the Spider-man stick-to-the-wall spectacular that Pittsburgh\u2019s Travis Snider made to rob Mike Baxter of a home run on Sept. 28, 2012, the day R.A. Dickey won his 20th game.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>Since you didn\u2019t ask: Jets 6-10, Giants 5-11.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whack_Back_At_Vac\"><\/span>Whack Back At Vac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mike Keneski<\/strong>: Let\u2019s just hand out the 2020 NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award to Washington quarterback Alex Smith and be done with it. Can it really be anybody else this season?<br \/><\/br><strong>Vac<\/strong>: As someone who suffered a similar broken leg three years ago and still finds it challenging to play a round of golf with a cart \u2026 I think they should name the trophy after him.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><strong>John Cobert<\/strong>: A-Rod: \u201cDon\u2019t worry, Mets fans. J-Lo will be in charge!\u201d Mets fan: \u201cThat\u2019s your good news?\u201d<br \/><\/br><strong>Vac<\/strong>: Some people just never get the hint, you know?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><strong>@MikeVacc<\/strong>: The Mets\u2019 pitching rotation: \u201cLugo and Jake\/And pray \u2026\u201d That\u2019s it. No clever rhyme. Just pray.<br \/><\/br><strong>@FLYINGTARPON<\/strong>: \u201cLugo &#038; Jake\/Then pray they rake!\u201d<br \/><\/br><strong>@Fantomah18<\/strong>: \u201cJake &#038; Lugo\/And two days of snow.\u201d<br \/><\/br><strong>@THENATUREBOY<\/strong>: \u201cLugo and deGrom\/And pray with Mom.\u201d<br \/><\/br><strong>@drschnipp<\/strong>: \u201cLugo and Jake\/Brodie\u2019s a snake.\u201d<br \/><\/br><strong>@kranepool<\/strong>: \u201cLugo and Jake\/The rest are fake.\u201d<br \/><\/br><strong>@bronxmatthew<\/strong>: \u201cIf it ain\u2019t Lugo &#038; Jake\/ No need to stay awake.\u201d<br \/><\/br><strong>@Robderbs<\/strong>: \u201cJake &#038; Seth\/And do some meth.\u201d<br \/><\/br><strong>@CoreyNYC<\/strong>: \u201cSeth &#038; Jake\/Then which drugs do I take?\u201d<br \/><\/br><strong>@NYPost_Mets<\/strong>: \u201cJake and Seth\/And then instant death.\u201d\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Sports News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/12\/yankees-help-distract-fan-from-cancer-this-is-still-my-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Yankees help distract fan from cancer: \u2018This is still my life\u2019&#8221; For years, baseball was a pleasant diversion for Jan Bottone, who liked to consider herself a devoted yet casual fan of the game. 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