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| In the Giants' announcement of Nate Solder's nomination for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, they revealed that his 4-year-old son recently underwent surgery to remove a tumor and is currently undergoing his third round of chemotherapy. He was first diagnosed at 3 months. |
I was worried when I saw he had been absent a couple times in practice for personal reasons that something might have been wrong there.
Absolutely unimaginable. Best to him and his family.
I'm pretty sure the salary he's earning from the Giants is helping his family.
Something that should have been scouted and put into consideration? Has to be a distraction for Solder.
Parcells used to investigate player's and their past, whispered into Carson's year his childhood nickname he dug up. Neither would say what it was.
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he should go take care of his family, him playing is hurting the Giants, and cant be helping his family
I'm pretty sure the salary he's earning from the Giants is helping his family.
Had to fit a subtle dig in about his salary.
No amount of money can help his situation, a-hole.
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he should go take care of his family, him playing is hurting the Giants, and cant be helping his family
I'm pretty sure the salary he's earning from the Giants is helping his family.
Had to fit a subtle dig in about his salary.
No amount of money can help his situation, a-hole.
It's not a subtle dig and as someone who has family members going through cancer right now, I can tell you having money absolutely matters. Agree I'm an a-hole, but my post was a dig at the poster who suggested Solder should stop playing and go be with his family - thus forfeiting his remaining salary.
Prayers to Nate, his boy and his whole family.
Good luck to the Solders, no child should have to go through this.
that shit doesnt care what nationality you are, what color skin, what race, class.... it will kill you and thats it.
we should fucking declare war on it! gets me so heated
Fuck cancer, btw.
Prayers for the Solder family and all others dealing with similar issues.
Fuck cancer, btw.
So...you have not hammered the guy? Huh...
Hang in there big fella and prayers sent!
I think it's ok to criticize, but at the same time it can be done respectfully recognizing that even wealthy athletes are human beings too with lives and emotions.
It was the big story on why his play dropped off his last year with the Pats. His son was diagnosed initially (IIRC) right before the season started. It adversely impacted his play until about midway through the season for them.
In April of 2018, 27 year old son was diagnosed with cancer. He notified me via Skype (I live in Korea) and I told him I'd be on the next plane out. "No sweat, dad, they're going to cut it out. You don't have to come."
Who am I to argue? Fast forward four months and I get an email reading simply, "We need to Skype." Talk about an adrenaline rush. I knew exactly what to expect. The cancer had metastasized to his lungs. We get on Skype.
Me: Do you want me to come, this time?
Him: Can you?
I was on the next plane out.
Three months of the roughest chemotherapy they could throw at him, because he's young and incredibly strong.
Week one: five days, eight hours a day.
Week two: one day, three hours
Week three: one day, three hours
This cycle was repeated four times.
His first day was spent hooked up to the chemo pump and he was puking his guts out. As I stood outside the restroom in case he needed anything, the tears were running down my face and I'm thinking,"Is every day going to be like this?"
A nurse saw me and said, "You okay?" I couldn't even talk. She gave me this big hug and said, "Make him eat, he'll be okay." That's all it took. My son was relatively fine after that.
About halfway through his treatments, we were sitting in a common chemo room and a guy who could have been in his 50s is hooked up next to us and he says to my son, "You're too young to be here." My son replies, "We're all too young to be here."
There were patients aged two to ninety in that place. It's particularly heartbreaking to see parents bringing their kids in.
After his treatments were finished, my son told me I could come back. I told him, "If you can put up with me for another couple of months, I'd like to stick around until your next scan comes back clean."
Sure enough, he was clean and I was able to return home six months to the day I went to Kansas where my son is a cop.
All the above, and there could be a lot more if I wanted to go into all the other complications there were involved, is my way of saying that I was completely preoccupied with my adult child who could easily communicate what was going on. Imagine if you've got a kid the age of Solder's son. I guarantee it's all he's thinking about.
It's why I don't really say much about Solder on here. Yeah he is stinking it up a bit now but I figured that has something to do with it and I have absolutely no desire to call someone out who is going through that.
Second, I've just come back from visiting my brother, who is undergoing cancer treatment for the second time. (It recurred exactly as predicted, five years after the end of the first treatment.) The treatments aren't too bad, his prognosis is excellent, and I'm not very worried about him — but yeah, it's a stressor and it's always in the back of my mind. And he's a grown man, and not my kid.
So while that doesn't give Solder a pass on the 2019 season, It sure as hell means we have nothing to be mad at him about. The fact he's able to play at all is freakin' heroic. Most of us would barely be able to focus while our kid was undergoing cancer treatment, let alone be a starting LT in the NFL.
Sending love.
It's why I don't really say much about Solder on here. Yeah he is stinking it up a bit now but I figured that has something to do with it and I have absolutely no desire to call someone out who is going through that.
Thanks, man. How's everything back in my home state of Connecticut?
It's rough, for sure. One thing I learned though, is that chemo nurses to a woman (and the one man we had) are the most compassionate people around. I hope Solder and his family are as lucky as we were in that regard.
And he earned via negiotiation. So keep it, be well and help the family heal. Nothing is more important.
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he should go take care of his family, him playing is hurting the Giants, and cant be helping his family
I'm pretty sure the salary he's earning from the Giants is helping his family.
Giants should pay him regardless and let him be with his family. There is no need for hi. to mop up the season
But a lot of the criticism of Solder has been born of frustration at the team overall.
Has Solder struggled in pass pro? Yes. But he has also been decent at other times and his run blocking has been fine.
He also has a revolving door at TE. Last game, he and Simonson crashed into one another and that's how Curry was able to break free. Even then Simonson had gone downfield and was wide open but Eli did not see him. Same thing happened earlier in the game with Smith.
So, you have to analyze the plays instead of just blaming Solder.
I'm sure he would be the first to say he has not played as well as he should have, but when you consider he is coming off surgery and what he has been going through with his son, I think he deserves better from the fans.
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That's rough, sorry bud.
It's why I don't really say much about Solder on here. Yeah he is stinking it up a bit now but I figured that has something to do with it and I have absolutely no desire to call someone out who is going through that.
Thanks, man. How's everything back in my home state of Connecticut?
It's rough, for sure. One thing I learned though, is that chemo nurses to a woman (and the one man we had) are the most compassionate people around. I hope Solder and his family are as lucky as we were in that regard.
Even before I got to your post, my 7 year old son is fine, but just the thought of him having to go through something like cancer and chemo made my eyes moisten.
Anybody having to endure it is heartbreaking and torturous.
Congratulations on your son's recovery, and the strength and love you brought to him to help him through. Best wishes that he remains healthy and cancer free.