I was surfing the tube this morning when I came across a television show that had an in depth interview with Dominique WilkIns. It was a great piece with Dominique talking about some great moments in the NBA and some of the things he learned as a basketball player. Then the interview turned to the topic of Type 2 Diabetes which Dominique currently has and is battling. At the bottom of the screen was a website:A quick visit to the website showed a large index of athletes and some of the adversities they have had to overcome such as:
Jon Lester (cancer)
Jim Calhoun (cancer)
Jerome Bettis (asthma)
Mark Spitz (high cholesterol)
Bruce Jenner (ADD & dyslexia)
Greg Louganis (HIV)
There are also other celebrities outside of athletes as well as a diverse group of people battling a variety of diseases. I found the website and videos to be fascinating (talking about the athletic history), informational (because they gave great detail about each disease and how it is treated) and inspirational (hearing and reading about how so many have overcome).
