Masonry Magazine February 1971 Page. 26
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If I hadn't been nagged into getting a checkup, I'd be kicking up daisies.
The toughest fight I ever had didn't happen on any big, wide screen. It happened in real life.
I was just finishing my 99th picture. My 99th ridin', jumpin', fightin' picture. Never felt better in my life.
I told the family when I'm through here, I'm going out on my boat. Sure, they said, just as soon as you've had your medical checkup. I said nonsense, I had one eight months ago. They said it was more like eighteen.
So I said okay, okay, and then the X-rays showed a spot on my lungs. It was cancer. If I'd waited a few more weeks, I'd be dead.
The first couple of months after surgery, it hurt like hell to get on my horse. Since then I've been good as new. If you caught "True Grit" or "Chisum" you've seen for yourself.
So, friend, I know what I'm talking about when I tell you, get a checkup. Talk someone you like into getting a checkup. Nag someone you love into getting a checkup.
And when the lady from the American Cancer Society rings your doorbell, dig deep in your pocket. They're working to rid this world of cancer once and for all.
American Cancer Society
We want to wipe out cancer in your lifetime.
masonry February, 1971