CLEVELAND, Ohio ( TheOBR.com ) It wasn’t long ago that Lane Adkins and I met with Bernie for lunch at a small cafe, and he told us about his health problems. This was before they were public record, and I was sort of dumbfounded. Bernie is an icon - he doesn’t get sick!

By the time the conversation was over, Bernie was offering to help Lane and me with our own lesser challenges, as he had become an advocate for healthy living, something I’ve studiously avoided.

That’s typical Bernie. Always more concerned with helping others than with his own issues. Always telling people that they matter, or willing to stand for a photograph and talk with fans. He’s one of the good guys.

But now Bernie’s health has taken center stage, as he faces challenges with internal bleeding as he waits for a

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