Posted on 11/03/2014 2:59:34 AM PST by Libloather
A cancer sufferer achieved her dream of playing in her first college basketball game on Sunday, scoring the first points of the match.
Mount St Joseph freshman Lauren Hill, 19, was diagnosed last year with an inoperable brain tumor and was told she had years to live.
In September, doctors had a grim update - she wouldn't make it past December - and after years as a standout high school basketball player, Hill's hopes of playing college ball were put in jeopardy.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Saw the whole story on ESPN.
Okay, the title needs tweaking. I read that she WAS shot when she was going to play a last game due to cancer.
A sad story. Prayers for the young lady. She looks remarkably healthy given the prognosis. I noted that she has braces on both knees — a sure sign, in women’s athletics, of someone who is an absolute fanatic for the game. If the docs are right, she will be dribbling a ball through the pearly gates.
Prayers to the young lady and to her family. God...when you do draft her...she’ll be playing with angels...
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