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#981716 - Tue Apr 30 2013 06:14 PM Student Athlete Gives Up Career to Save Life
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A college student track athlete gave up his last few meets in his college career to donate bone marrow to a stranger to needed a bone marrow transplant for a fast-growing leukemia.

http://www.today.com/health/i-never-had-second-thought-college-athlete-cuts-career-short-6C9670404
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#981752 - Wed May 01 2013 01:31 AM Re: Student Athlete Gives Up Career to Save Life
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It's wonderful to read good news for a change. What a caring and selfless young man!
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#981769 - Wed May 01 2013 02:24 AM Re: Student Athlete Gives Up Career to Save Life
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There are more good people in the world than evil and it is good that he has been recognised as it could move others to offer themselves as donors. Good on him.
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#981779 - Wed May 01 2013 06:14 AM Re: Student Athlete Gives Up Career to Save Life
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That is a great story and reminds me some of Elena Della Donne and why she chose to play college basketball closer to home rather than at the big named schools.

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