News Dean Bailey Passes Away

[Simmofreo]

WTF !! That's terrible news

http://m.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/...r-battle-aged-47/story-fniv5z96-1226851178334

 

[go_the_dockers]

Extremely sad news, which puts a lot of things in perspective.

 

[freodog]

Wow that happened suddenly. I heard he was diagnosed with cancer but to happen so quickly it must have been very agressive.

Very sad for someone so young. My heart goes out to his family.

 

[Seppo]

47. Way too young.

Thoughts are with his family and friends. Hope Adelaide and Melbourne get up in round 1 for him.

 

[UFO Tatsu]

no matter your opinion of him ... this is sad news. all the best for his family.

 

[purplepassion82]

He was 7 years older than my husband! So young, what a waste.

 

[E Shed]

Extremely sad news, which puts a lot of things in perspective.

This was my thought too.

 

[Dudley Leopard]

Wow that happened suddenly. I heard he was diagnosed with cancer but to happen so quickly it must have been very agressive.

Very sad for someone so young. My heart goes out to his family.

Thats the thing with lung cancer. The disease can be very advanced by the time it is diagnosed. By that time it is often well too late.

RIP Dean

 

[Tonga Bob]

Oh man. Sad news indeed...

 

[JunglistPosse]

Really put a shudder through me this morning.
Extremely saddened to hear. Deep condolences to his family and friends.

RIP Dean

 

[Cheetah]

Sad news indeed, thoughts are with his family.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

That was quick! Poor guy, and family.
RIP

 

[PurpleGreenRed]

Genuine nice guy by all accounts. Thoughts to his family.

 

[free at last]

Thats the thing with lung cancer. The disease can be very advanced by the time it is diagnosed. By that time it is often well too late.

RIP Dean

Do you know if Bailey was an ex-smoker?

R.I.P DB.

 

[estibador]

Wow, I didn't even know the poor guy was ill.

 

[Kram]

Do you know if Bailey was an ex-smoker?

R.I.P DB.

I heard of a few total non-smokers getting unlucky, Sean Wight was one iirc.

 

[scon]

Pretty nasty couple of years to go out on but I'm guessing the family are thankful it was quick.
Three months from diagnosis to death.
Crushing and merciful at the same time.
Suffered as an AFL scapegoat(IMHO) and never dobbed.
Death doesn't miss anyone but it's way too young,leaves family behind and he did seem a genuinely solid citizen and footy devotee.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

It always struck me that his equanimity seemed at odds to the stress and pressure of his time as Melbourne's senior coach.
Just take a look at the petulant displays of coaches like the Scotts, Buckley,Clarkson and Hardwick in the coaches box .

Dean was a genuine, likeable and gentle man.

 

[Tonga Bob]

I heard of a few total non-smokers getting unlucky, Sean Wight was one iirc.

A lot of non smokers contract it. It's indiscriminate in its bastardry, and close to my heart (lost mum to lung cancer last August).

If you're interested check out Faces of Lung Cancer (@LungCancerFaces) on Twittter.