Thanks for letting us know about Gammons, I had not heard about it yet. I've always enjoyed watching him on ESPN, and it's good to know that his condition is hopeful.
When you block a person, they can no longer invite you to a private message or post to your profile wall. Replies and comments they make will be collapsed/hidden by default. Finally, you'll never receive email notifications about content they create or likes they designate for your content.
Note: if you proceed, you will no longer be following .