KANSAS CITY — Cancer’s arrival into our circle of friends and family has a stunning knack for catching us all flat-footed.
And with its indiscriminate sense of cruelty, the disease departs only after leaving in its wake just two outcomes: victims and survivors.
Small wonder then, that when John Farrell spoke yesterday for the first time about the nine-week war he waged with lymphoma he exuded such sincere gratitude and earnest appreciation for coming out on top.
He’s a cancer survivor now.
And even though he is eager to resume full-time duties as manager of the Red Sox — he is flying to Arizona today for five days of organizational meetings — he does so knowing full well he is a changed man.