RIP Stefanie Spielman

[Brooklyn Bridge]

I really respected Chris growing up playing football. Did not know that about his wife (did hear she had cancer, but did not know her first diagnoses was at 30). Talk about courage and facing adversity.

RIP.

 

[wisportswriter]

****.

I'm a lifelong Buckeye fan, but FAR more importantly, I'm the husband of a 10 year breast cancer survivor. My wife and Stefanie were diagnosed, in a very similar fashion mere months apart. Fortunately, my wife has continued cancer free, since.

We've taken the Buckeye Cruise for Cancer, in support of Stefanie's foundation, on two occasions. We met Stefanie and Chris, had some wonderful conversations...even shed a few tears.

Stefanie was an amazing advocate, and simply defined grace and courage. This news is heart breaking.

RIP Stefanie. God's peace and understanding to you, Chris.

I know exactly how you feel, Layman. I am married to a 1-year survivor who was diagnosed at the age of 29. (She's a BRCA1 carrier.) It shakes me up every time I read stories like these. When I saw this on the wire yesterday, I said "Oh, no," out loud.
Along those same lines, thank-you for sharing your story. For as gut-wrenching as it is to hear about this kind of stuff, it helps so much to hear stories like your wife's.

God bless the Spielmans. So, so heart-breaking.
And selfishly, God bless your and my families, Layman.

 

[Boom_70]

Beautiful Lisa Olson Column

http://lisa-olson.fanhouse.com/2009/11/20/spielmans-special-story-of-love-and-life/?icid=main|main|dl8|link1|http%3A%2F%2Flisa-olson.fanhouse.com%2F2009%2F11%2F20%2Fspielmans-special-story-of-love-and-life%2F

Have the Kleenex box close.

 

[WolvEagle]

There was a nice tribute to Stefanie on the telecast of the OSU-Michigan game. Will McDonough (hope I spelled it right), the play-by-play guy, choked up.

 

[Boom_70]

There was a nice tribute to Stefanie on the telecast of the OSU-Michigan game. Will McDonough (hope I spelled it right), the play-by-play guy, choked up.

Probably spelled "Sean" since "Will" passed away in 2003.

 

[Knighthawk]

Between covering Ohio State-UM and Lions-Browns, it was a pretty emotional weekend. Tressel said that he told the Buckeyes before the game that he wanted them to show half as much toughness as Stefanie had, and they were giving the family a game ball.

 

[AgatePage]

There was a nice tribute to Stefanie on the telecast of the OSU-Michigan game. Will McDonough (hope I spelled it right), the play-by-play guy, choked up.

 

[Armchair_QB]

There was a nice tribute to Stefanie on the telecast of the OSU-Michigan game. Will McDonough (hope I spelled it right), the play-by-play guy, choked up.

I think McDonough was Spielman's pbp partner on ESPN at one time. That would explain his reaction.

 

[WolvEagle]

There was a nice tribute to Stefanie on the telecast of the OSU-Michigan game. Will McDonough (hope I spelled it right), the play-by-play guy, choked up.

Probably spelled "Sean" since "Will" passed away in 2003.

Sorry about that. I was going off memory (insert joke here).