by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
David, a native of Gainesville, Fla., was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease just weeks before beginning fall training camp for the Florida football team. Despite losing nearly 15 pounds and having to receive IV treatments, David didn’t miss a practice during...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Prior to his junior year in high school, Luke was training during the offseason and thought he had a typical nose bleed from working out. He was rushed to the emergency room when the bleeding wouldn’t stop and after getting treated he went to his family doctor the...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Austin was preparing for his senior season as an offensive lineman for the Oklahoma Sooners when he noticed an unexplained constant sore throat during spring ball. Then the glands in his neck became swollen and sore. He went to the team trainer to get it looked at,...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
One morning when he was 8-years old Chris couldn’t get out of bed for breakfast. He couldn’t move. That’s how sudden it was. His parents rushed him to the hospital, and despite a battery of tests the doctors could not determine what was wrong. His parents were told he...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Frankie was a highly-recruited linebacker out of Miami who eventually chose USC and was projected to see major playing time as a true freshman with so many seniors graduating. This was the dream scenario for Frankie until a heart murmur was detected at football camp....
