Floyd Norris fights cancer

Floyd Norris, the New  York Times' pithy and wise observer of financial follies, reveals on his blog today that he's going through a nasty fight against cancer.  The good news is that his chances of a recovery are good. The bad news is that he has to go through hell first:   

I know that it is not news that radiation treatment can be miserable. I did not do all the homework I could have done, so perhaps I should have been better prepared.

But the pain involved is more than I have ever experienced. It is virtually impossible for me to eat. I am losing weight at an impressive rate, to the dismay of the radiation doctor. I have little energy, which is probably both because of the radiation directly and because of the lack of nutrition.

Not surprisingly, Floyd isn't wallowing in his misery.  He says he still counts himself incredibly lucky, and he's drawn inspiration from the people he's already met during treatment.