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3/13/19 I just started watching NCIS - LA in late 2018 via cable "binge-a-thons" on several channels. (Due to unpleasant personal reasons, I unintentionally had to stop watching network TV in 2013. Although my circumstances changed in late 2017, Im just now out of the habit & doubt I'll ever return to live NW TV. So, Im always "late to the party" with regards to current TV shows.) ~~ Ive been a fan of Miguel's for decades & I was extremely sad when I learned of his untimely death. ~~ Reading the 3 yr old comments here, I find them to be very eerie because many were correct & yet Mr Ferrer's condition had never been made public. I've tried to do a net search as to just when he was diagnosed & I came across only one URL from 2016 that speculated throat ca. That site, "the bit bag," is no longer available. ~~ As of today, Oxygen is now on the 2016-2017 season of NCIS -LA, & the marked change in Mr Ferrer's voice is shocking to me, since I know it so well. It breaks my heart to know he suffered for at least 3 yrs, maybe even up to 5, before he passed in Jan, 2017. Im an RN, BS, so I know that not only does cancer in & of itself rapidly age a person, the added *poisons* of radiation & chemo eccelerate the aging process even faster. Not being able to eat or enjoy food due to throat cancer will obviously cause weight loss, but so does the violent vomitting/diarrhea caused by brutal radiation & chemo treatments. ~~ I feel nothing but deep respect & awe towards Mr Ferrer for continuing to work & do one of the things he loved most - ACT - knowing that it probably took every ounce of strength he had left & knowing he most likely felt like s**t every day. He was well-loved by ppl he never knew - his fans - & will be sorely missed. ~~ Que se descanse en paz, compay Boricua.
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