Via Redleg Nation, Ken Griffey’s mon and dad are suffering from cancer:

Birdie is undergoing surgery for colon cancer today in Orlando, Fla.
Griffey is going through one of the more trying periods of his life. He found out about his mother’s condition shortly after learning his father, Ken Sr., was suffering from prostate cancer.
“Not one parent but both your parents,” he said. “It’s been tough.”
Griffey has known about his father’s cancer for about a week and a half. He found out about his mother’s a few days later. Ken Sr., 57, and Birdie are divorced.

Let’s hope both make a full recovery.