Awe inspirining story. University athlete ends career to donate life-saving bone marrow.
With only two collegiate track meets left in his career — one of those being the America East Championships — Lyle has made a decision that will end his athletic endeavors, but, in turn, will help a 28 year-old male he may never meet to enjoy at least a few more months of life, and to him, that’s worth it all.
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They told me it was a one in 5 million chance of me being a match for a non-family member. They gave me the timeline and everything’s been moving quickly after that.
He has six months to live and I have the possibility to buy him a couple more years.
According to legal standards, Lyle and the undisclosed recipient cannot meet for a 12-month period after the date of donation. We can all only hope that this meeting eventually happens, not only for the recipient to meet the man that helped him extend a life hanging in the balance, but for Cam Lyle to see through his extraordinarily unselfish deed through to its fruition.
Continue to make the abject generalizations about “dumb jocks” and spoiled student-athletes if you must, but when you do, know that Cam Lyle isn’t the only example of these guys and gals that see the bigger picture beyond their own classrooms and locker rooms.
http://www.rantsports.com/clubhouse/2013/04/23/new-hampshire-shot-putter-cameron-lyle-understands-the-big-picture/
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“You can’t measure life against anything,” he told Chicago’s WLS-TV News. “When you have an opportunity to save someone, you gotta go for it.”
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The donation procedure, however, would mean several weeks of recovery. CBS Boston points out this means Lyle would have to forfeit his chance to compete at the American East championships next month, an event that would have been the culmination of eight years of training.
Nonetheless, Lyle began the procedure in hospital on Wednesday. “I would love to give him a shot and a second chance,” he told CBS Boston.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/university-athlete-ends-career-to-donate-life-saving-bone-marrow/article11541886/
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