Our Thoughts and Prayers are with You, Rod.

It’s not necessary to agree with people to feel for them. Additionally, sometimes it’s other people’s situations that make us step back and take inventory of our own lives.

Today is a prime example of that.

Like so many, the gang here read the FITSNews posts (HERE and HERE) discussing Rod Shealy’s recent discovery of a cancerous brain tumor.

Then we read Rod’s blog as he described the the events of the past few days.

None of us know him. We’ve never even met him. Nevertheless, his news caused us to sit down and talk about what was going on — especially in light of the fact that both Senator Ted Kennedy and Robert Novak are facing similar battles.

After talking about it, we came up with two things to post here.

First, Rod, you are in our thoughts and prayers. May the Lord guide you safely through your treatment and may He comfort you, your family, and your friends through the months ahead.

Second, we hope that this reminder helps us remember that if someone someday tells us, “the news is not what we hoped for,” we don’t want to look back on our respective pasts regretting things we said, didn’t say, did, or didn’t do.

Take care of yourself, Rod. Get well soon.

– The OBB