Brian Windhorst recuperating from illness at area hospital

by jim on June 27, 2008

Brian Windhorst, Cavaliers beat writer for the Akron Beacon Journal, has been unable to cover the run-up to the 2008 NBA Draft. He is recuperating from an illness at an area hospital.

His family asks that Brian’s readers keep him in their thoughts.

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matthew June 29, 2008 at 3:55 pm: Best wishes, Brian. Can’t wait to have you back blogging again!
peter June 29, 2008 at 4:58 pm: Brian: Take it one day at a time. Each day get a little better, until one day, your’re back in the saddle, writing about our beloved Cav’s, as if you’ve never been gone. You are in all our prayers. Get well soon.
Ryan June 29, 2008 at 8:53 pm: Get well soon Brian. You are in my prayers
Andy June 29, 2008 at 10:20 pm: Brian,

Hope you’re feeling well soon. We miss your Cavs insight out here in Austin, Texas!…It’s all Longhorn crap here. 24/7
Phoenix June 30, 2008 at 12:51 am: Wow I just heard why he’s sick, I can’t believe it. Hang in there Brian I read you all the time. You can come back from this, I wish you all the best.
Dr Doom June 30, 2008 at 5:22 am: Windy –

This is not about menial things like sports and columns.
Please get well so you can continue to share your unique combination of reasonably-objective insight and understated writing.

I’m looking forward to seeing you back on press row in October.
Thoughts and Prayers.
Elton June 30, 2008 at 8:38 am: Good luck Brian!
Looking forward to more blog posts when you’re up and at ‘em.
Brittle Fingers June 30, 2008 at 8:59 am: May the Lord bless you and your family. Best wishes on a speedy recovery!
alan. t June 30, 2008 at 9:11 am: get well windy, i do love you….speedy recovery
John C. June 30, 2008 at 11:17 am: Don’t stay on IR too long. We all miss you!
Scott July 1, 2008 at 12:43 am: Hey Brian,

You have a lot of readers and friends who miss you. Get well soon. We look forward to your healthy return.
Matt July 1, 2008 at 12:22 pm: We sorely miss you Windy but I know you’ll be back better than ever soon. Keep fighting!

http://clevelandchamps.blogspot.com/
Joe C. July 1, 2008 at 12:26 pm: Get well soon Brian,you are the best.Missed you in the draft ramp-up.We need you back soon buddy.Take care.
Sean Z. July 1, 2008 at 2:46 pm: Great to hear you are doing better! Get well soon Brian!
JC July 1, 2008 at 4:43 pm: No one is better at covering the Cavs than you, Brian. We are all praying for your speedy recovery–both for your own sake and ours.
Jimbo July 1, 2008 at 5:49 pm: Get well soon!
Hal July 1, 2008 at 6:20 pm: Aloha Brian,
You are the best, I always learn something from you.
Get well soon! My prayers are with you.
Jeff July 1, 2008 at 9:53 pm: Brian, I pray that at the precise time I am writing this, 9:38pm on July 1st, you will experience the divine intervention of the power of Jesus Christ healing your body. I pray that you will experience full and total recovery from this illness.
smrtazz July 1, 2008 at 11:02 pm: thanks for this great stomping ground for cavs fans.
get well soon.
No Name July 1, 2008 at 11:49 pm: Get well BW. We need some more Anti- LeBron NY stories!!!!
Joe Betlehem,Pa. July 2, 2008 at 9:23 am: Thanks for your Cavs coverage. Get Well Soon!
Victor July 2, 2008 at 9:42 am: Get well soon! We miss your insight and cander!!!

God Bless you!
kptb July 2, 2008 at 11:09 am: Get well Brian and keep up the faith.
Zach July 2, 2008 at 11:23 am: You are in my thoughts and prayers.
ChrisA July 2, 2008 at 11:42 am: Get well soon Brian, I miss reading your wonderful insights into the NBA and especially our Cavs. I am stuck here in Detroit and I hate the Pistons…..Hope to hear from you soon!
Love the Buckeyes July 2, 2008 at 11:54 am: Sorry to hear you are ill. Wishing you God’s speed in your recovery. We certainly miss your insight and perspective on the Cavs, but your health is most important. (it was probably caused that damn laptop!)
RNB in TX July 2, 2008 at 5:59 pm: Brian – Best of luck! We’re all rootin’ for ya and looking forward to our next dose of Windhorst NBA insights.
jmoe July 2, 2008 at 7:52 pm: Brian I hope you are better because we need you with Tucker.
ttss. July 2, 2008 at 8:07 pm: Brian, I hope your recuperation is going well! All the best to you, get well soon.

Plus, we need you back to give us the other side of news as opposed to this kind of crap:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=dw-lebron070108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
LeBronRedd July 3, 2008 at 12:51 am: Brian! Pull through! Get better! We need you now more than ever. You are my hero and you are greatly missed. You are out insight into the dark hole that is Danny Ferry’s head. Can we get an update on his condition its been over a week. We Miss You Brian! God Bless
JMoney July 3, 2008 at 8:40 am: Get well soon Brian!
Greg July 3, 2008 at 8:41 am: Brian — Get well soon and just to let you know, all of Northeast Ohio is praying for you. Be Strong and I can’t wait to hear some good news on your behalf….
Cole July 3, 2008 at 9:48 am: We are praying for you down here in Florida Brian! May God provide his healing blessing on you and may he bring peace to your family in this difficult and trying time.
John Curt July 4, 2008 at 7:36 am: Missed you on the draft. I hope your recovery is going well. You”re the best.
John July 4, 2008 at 12:03 pm: Love your blog, get well soon!
Tom July 4, 2008 at 2:09 pm: Nets fan stopping by to wish you a speedy recovery, Brian. You’re truly one of the best in the business. Get well soon.
Dave July 6, 2008 at 10:51 pm: Get well soon. Check everyday hoping to see a post from you. Looking forward to having you back. Best of luck.
Frank July 7, 2008 at 1:46 pm: Any news? How’s Brian doing?
Ben July 7, 2008 at 5:22 pm: Frank: I’ve read on a Cavs forum that Brian had a good holiday weekend and is making very good strides in his recovery.
Mike July 7, 2008 at 7:18 pm: Get well soon Brian. Sure do miss your Cavs insights.
Matt Dery July 7, 2008 at 10:32 pm: Please pass along my best to Brian from his pals up here in Detroit. Thinking about you brother.
MD
scott July 8, 2008 at 5:21 pm: Russ -
I tried this and couldn’t turn up anything. Any idea where to actually plug in the search on the Carepages site?
Roy July 8, 2008 at 6:21 pm: I tried the carepages too and was unable to find that page…
barry July 9, 2008 at 2:07 am: another get well thought – still thinking of you, despite the drama with the indians!
Brittle Fingers July 10, 2008 at 3:41 pm: Does the Beacon have anyone filling in for Windy? I haven’t seen a new article on the Cavs in forever on this site…..I’ve had to resort to going to Cleveland.com instead…..
robbay July 11, 2008 at 11:20 am: Brian–get well soon! You are the best Cavs reporter around!
Temple-Man July 11, 2008 at 10:23 pm: Brian:

Rescue us from crazed fan opinions!

We miss you!

(Wow, only the Clippers could make LA less attractive than Cleveland!)
barry July 14, 2008 at 4:51 pm: temple man – did you happen to catch jim hill and steve hartman calling elton brand a mama’s boy on channel 2 this weekend?
TeeRoy July 16, 2008 at 7:30 am: Does anyone know how the best beat writer for the Cavs is doing? I haven’t seen nor heard any updates on the guy. we miis heim dearly and hope is okay and recovering well. The ABJ would be doing it’s readers a tremendous favor if they’d give the fans an update. Hey Patrick M, why not clue us in?
Not much coverage of the team in this offseason without him. Have a great recovery Brian and we’ll keep you in our prayers.
shaney July 16, 2008 at 11:56 am: Hey, I saw a post a few days on here that said he was doing alot better. But it said healing is going. The post disappeared and responses to it also. Not certain why. Nothing seemed negative.
Lets just keep him in prayers.