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Here's an update on the Ole Lefthander from today's Cincinnati Post:
FAIRFIELD - Joe Nuxhall is back in the hospital fighting a case of pneumonia. The 79-year-old Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer is scheduled to undergo further tests at Mercy Hospital Fairfield this morning, but doctors have indicated Nuxhall is suffering from pneumonia, his son Kim Nuxhall said Monday night.
The Hamilton native and Fairfield resident was admitted Monday morning to Mercy Fairfield after pulse and blood test results returned. The tests were related to his treatments recovering from his fourth bout with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which appeared as a lump at the base of his right rib cage. The lump was removed several weeks ago.
Donzetta Nuxhall said Monday her husband's white blood cell count, platelet count and pulse were too low. "He's been having a terrible time this week with his breathing," she said.
Joe Nuxhall, who is semi-retired from announcing Reds games, has had occurrences of cancer in the side of his jaw, on one of his tonsils, then in February it was found in his leg and groin. In August, he noticed a knot on his right side at the base of his rib cage. He began chemotherapy for that in late September.
In recent weeks, Joe Nuxhall was nominated for the 2008 Ford C. Frick Award for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
