Tag Archives: Football

Cancer Patient Experiences Football as Healing

November 23rd, 2011 - 4:30 pm

Below is an except from a blogpost written by Karon Hanson on the Healing As A Sacred Path blog. “[He] received more rounds of chemo earlier this Fall, and when it was found the cancer was still progressing, he enrolled … Continue reading →

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Chris Norton wins Courage in Sports Award!

November 16th, 2011 - 12:03 pm

The below excerpts come from a USA Today article: Chris Norton, a sophomore football player at Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) who suffered a catrostrophic injury in a game last year, received the 2011 CBS America’s Choice Honor for “Courage in … Continue reading →

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C.A.N. Do Anything

January 13th, 2011 - 11:56 am

On October 16, 2010, Chris Norton, a freshman at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, was playing in a varsity football game when a special teams play left him with a fractured neck and compressed spinal cord. The incident resulted in … Continue reading →

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Bridging the Distance

January 29th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Editor’s Note: This article is from the Winter 2009 issue of the Sharing Mayo Clinic newsletter. Mayo Clinic uses technology to connect patients with home, family and friends A group of high school guys trading stories, laughing and joking is … Continue reading →

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