Former Buccaneer safety Tony Bouie has cancer. Lots of it.

Tony Bouie has cancer. Exactly what kind he will find out Wednesday. But it's bad. It's in his liver, elbow, neck, hip... the damn disease is all over his skeletal system. Time is beginning to be measured in months.

You can go to his blog and see videos he has recorded documenting what he's going through. He sounds a lot more optimistic on the recent videos than the article makes him out to be. I'm not sure if that's the media making things seem as gloomy as possible or if Bouie is just so incredibly positive. Here is the message he wants to get across:

Bouie wants his story told. Here he is, 35, a former pro athlete, who had nary a health care in the world when he went for his physical exam. Motivating people to get to the doctor, even in the supposed best of times, is one thing he can do.

I always liked Bouie because he had no business making the roster, but he still stuck around for five years based on his tenacity and perseverance alone. Good luck to him and his family.