Craig Sager...

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TNT?s Craig Sager told he has 3-6 months to live, vows to keep ?fighting?



On Monday, the sports world was jolted with some bad news, in the form of Craig Sager acknowledging that his leukemia is no longer in remission. The news got worse on Tuesday, when it was revealed that doctors told the popular TNT sideline reporter that he likely has just a few months left to live.

Sager, 64, was initially diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2014, but with the help of intensive chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant from his son, Craig Sager Jr., he returned to his ?NBA on TNT? job in March 2015. The cancer returned shortly thereafter, only for Sager to beat it back a second time and return to the airwaves in time for the start of this NBA season.


Sager, who has been part of ?NBA on TNT? telecasts for 17 years and his known for his loud attire, said that he intends to continue his scheduled appearances as a sideline reporter over the next month or so. He told Goldberg that being immersed in the world of basketball has been extremely helpful in coping with his illness.

 

[jawaiian playa]

my prayers are with him
what a courageous man


glta!

 

[yyz]

AML is what took my dad's life. He lasted 5 days after being diagnosed.

 

[jawaiian playa]

AML is what took my dad's life. He lasted 5 days after being diagnosed.

my heart felt sorrow to you my fellow soljah


glta!

 

[Terryray]

from Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel segment last night:


Goldberg: What?s the diagnosis?

Sager: That?s what I asked. What are my chances. How long do I have to live? Is there a cure? So they talk in terms of, ?Everybody is totally different. There?s no recipe for how we treat leukemia.?

I go, ?I know, what are the chances?? And, well, ?Normally you?ve got three-to-six months to live. But somebody might only have a week, somebody might have five years. You could be the person with the five years?. And I go ?Well, whatever it takes. I?m not going to be that three-to-six months, I?m going to be that five years.? I said, ?We?re going to make medical history.?

Sager spoke about how therapeutic basketball has been for him while fighting leukemia:

Oh my God, it?s the greatest thing ever. When you?re here you forget your platelets are low and your blood count is down and you need to have another bone marrow autopsy on Monday and you?re going to have more cancer treatment. All that is gone.

 

[ClevelandSteamers]

My high school basketball coach died of throat cancer that eventually spread to the brain. Seeing someone you're close with change rapidly and fight for their life is a touching experience that I wish on nobody and their family.

FIGHT ON AMIGO!!!