Heart goes out to Pitt's Conner

[nirrad]

Just found out than not only had he tore his ACL, he now was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. My prayer are with him and his family!

 

[Beancounter88]

Damn! Great player - loved watching him. Get well soon!

 

[SHUSource]

Oh my God. That's awful.

 

[RUSK97]

What horrendous news.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

horrific news! That cancer is curable if they find it soon enough, lets all hope that was the case here.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Here is the thread at the Pitt board

http://pittsburgh.forums.rivals.com/threads/james-conner-has-hodgkins-lymphoma.40661/

 

[Panthergrowl13]

Tremendous guy with a great heart and and fantastic suportive family.

Probably will remain his final year at Pitt and be treated by UPMC physicians.

Wishing him and his family the best.

HAIL TO PITT!!!!

 

[shields]

Get well soon!

 

[brgossRU90]

Fortunately Hodgkins is very curable, even when caught not so early.

 

[LadyRU09]

I would never wish that on anybody.

 

[Section124]

Great player. Very sad news. He is a winner and will beat this!

 

[KaKaKen]

Is it the good hodgkins or the bad hodgkins?

 

[Beancounter88]

Post a note on the Pitt site - I would think there's a good chance he could see the well wishes.

 

[MADHAT1]

Wishing Connor the best and praying he defeats the Hodgkin's Lymphoma .
edit: went on Pitt's board wishing him well.

 

[ScarletFire]

Is it the good hodgkins or the bad hodgkins?

There's Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, and Hodgkins Disease has a better survival rate.

But I wouldn't say it's "good".

 

[Pittx9]

Thank you guys for the well wishes. The kid has been through so much. Great to see fans across the country reaching out.

BTW, always had somewhat of a soft spot for Rutgers. Had a buddy play football at Rutgers for a year or two. Spoke very, very highly of Schiano, who I think did an absolutely amazing job.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Folks, if you get a chance, please go read that thread and post in it.

 

[Pittx9]

Folks, if you get a chance, please go read that thread and post in it.

The Thread on PantherLair? There have been a number of Rutgers fans already. That and like I said the fact my friend played at Rutgers briefly made me come here in the first place. All thoughts are appreciated. God bless everyone!

 

[RutgersRaRa]

Here's the link to the thread of you want to drop a quick note. We've always represented well in these situations on other boards, and it's not the worst use of 30 seconds.

Get well soon, James.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Here's the article from CBS Sports:

Pitt RB James Conner diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma: 'I will win'