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James Conner Reveals he had 1 week to live

BigBlueDownTheShore : 7/16/2019 11:10 am
after his cancer diagnosis.

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"I'm rehabbing for that, trying to make a comeback before the season ends," Conner said. "And then I'm rehabbing and [stuff and I get] night sweats, bro. I'm getting like 15 minutes of sleep at night, going through it. Sleep, who [doesn't] love sleep? That's the worst [stuff] in the world ... And so I get some tests done, and I got tumors surrounding my heart ... I got tumors growing all around it, and it's pressing."

The issue was severe — so severe, in fact, that Conner says doctors gave him a grim prognosis on the spot.

"The doctor told me I had a week left," Conner said. "He said, 'You got about a week. If you [don't] get this treated, you [have] about a week at the rate it's growing.'"


Really a miracle to see the kind of career he has had since beating cancer.

Conner reveals he had ‘about a week’ to live after cancer diagnosis - ( New Window )
What an inspiring story.  
Snacks : 7/16/2019 11:35 am : link
I needed some perspective today and just got it. Congrats to this man for what he has accomplished.
He was the one player I really wanted in the 2017 draft.  
Rico : 7/16/2019 11:47 am : link
He runs like a smaller Brandon Jacobs, loves contact and can run over people.

We could have had him in the 3rd round but we took Davis Webb instead. It's not like we were loaded at RB two years ago! I was so disappointed we didn't get him, and I've been kind of following him ever since to see how he does. I would love to see him as our primary backup. Now that would be a loaded backfield!
I'm a Hokie fan  
BigBlueDownTheShore : 7/16/2019 11:48 am : link
and was a huge Conner fan. If you play against him you realize how good he is. I would have loved to have had him on the Giants.
what an inspiring story!  
ColHowPepper : 7/16/2019 12:42 pm : link
wow!
I liked him a lot too in that  
LauderdaleMatty : 7/16/2019 2:06 pm : link
Draft. He may never be as good as Bell. But he’s a great kid w an inspiring story. Bell just has always seemed like a me first asshole. Think going w Connor over Bell long term wasn’t a very hard choice for Pit. Between Ben AB and Bell Tomlin had his hands full
Very  
AcidTest : 7/16/2019 3:28 pm : link
inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
The truth is...  
EricJ : 7/16/2019 5:48 pm : link
with a heart that Conner has and with his team first attitude, you can't blame Pitt for saying goodbye to Bell.
Docs gave him one week to live?  
NoPeanutz : 7/17/2019 10:05 am : link
There's a joke in here about him stealing his hypochondriac quarterback's favorite line.
RE: Docs gave him one week to live?  
BigBlueDownTheShore : 7/17/2019 10:07 am : link
In comment 14500526 NoPeanutz said:
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There's a joke in here about him stealing his hypochondriac quarterback's favorite line.


Very poor taste.
RE: The truth is...  
mrvax : 7/17/2019 2:30 pm : link
In comment 14500101 EricJ said:
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with a heart that Conner has and with his team first attitude, you can't blame Pitt for saying goodbye to Bell.


True dat!
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