Every Day I Fight

Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died January 4, but his voice is alive and crackling – raw, honest and ever unique – in the new book. In Every Day I Fight, a posthumous memoir, Scott and co-author Larry Platt offer a moving and inspiring account of battling a relentless opponent – a rare appendiceal cancer.

His swag as a reporter will forever be unmatched and he will be sorely missed. One thing is for certain, however, and that’s that his slogans and insightful quotes will always live on.

• When referring to someone playing at a high level with ease, but also, himself- “As cool as the other side of the pillow.”
• When a player was getting more rebounds than anyone else on the court, “They call him the Windex Man cause he’s always cleaning the glass.”
• When someone would begin to dominate a game, “Just call him butter ’cause he’s on a roll.”
• When someone would make a smart play, “Like gravy on a biscuit, it’s all good!”
• When someone would get ejected from a game, “You ain’t got to go home, but you got to get the heck up outta here.”
• On his fight with cancer, “This whole fight, this journey thing is not a solo venture. This is something that requires support.”
• On his biggest inspiration and reason for living, “The best thing I’ve ever done, the best thing I will ever do is be a dad to Taelor and Sydni. I can’t ever give up because I can’t leave my daughters. I love you girls more than I will ever be able to express. You are my heartbeat. I am standing on this stage tonight because of you.”
• On how to live life with cancer, “When you die, that does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live.”
• On the only solution, “So live. Live. Fight like …. And when you get too tired to fight, lay down and rest and let somebody else fight for you.”

Below is Stuart Scott's acceptance speech at the ESPYs.

I wrote in another blog a few years ago about a young man who discovered lumps on his neck after a football game. At 18, Lance Brooks had developed Lymphoma.

All were surprised when former LHS student Lance Brooks made an unexpected appearance after undergoing surgery just that morning.  Lance has been in the hospital for many days pending a bone marrow transplant on May 3.  Lance's most recent Facebook post reads: "God has truly brought me a long way I have everything to be thankful for.  My journey is not over yet.  Transplant day is tomorrow."   Thank you Lance for a little "perspective." Please keep Lance and his family in your prayers.

Crenshaw County- Relay for Life 2012

Lance passed in September of 2012.

All families, in some way or another, have been affected by cancer. An opportunity to fight for them is fast approaching per Relay for Life.  Do all that  you can to support this fight.