Just one more thing...

When first I heard the news over the radio about Jack Layton, my reaction was exactly that: just one more thing, dammit to Hell. Just one more thing we don't need right now.

For the non-Canadians, here's the news in question:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/07/25/layton-ndp.html

Personal sidebar: my mother survived lung cancer a couple of decades ago, and my dad lost an eight-year fight with renal cell cancer. So I've got a bit of additional bias here.

Mr. Layton, here's wishing for the best outcome for you...