More important than UC sports

bearcatbret · 01-13-2011, 07:19 PM

Guys, as of late, I have decided that some of the bad hatred on this board is not worthy. We are all UC fans. As a UCat member and a Letterman in three sports, I love UC and I can not wait to see the next football game or basketball game. However, today I had to watch while my "baby" girl went through cancer surgery. It made me realize that there is more about bashing our school or our coach or our program or each other . It has made me put things in perspective. The reason that I am posting this is because I hope that you can put it into perspective too. I hope that all of you can remain passionate about UC sports and continue to support all sports but please keep your family above all of it. I will sign off saying that I love all of you guys.

catscratchfever · 01-13-2011, 07:25 PM

best of luck bret! hang in there buddy

richard k. · 01-13-2011, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by catscratchfever

best of luck bret! hang in there buddy

Ditto - best to you and your family.

Carin's Dad · 01-13-2011, 11:05 PM

And you know you can count on your brethren to support you in any way we can. Give her a big hug from all of us.

mjv780 · 01-13-2011, 11:28 PM

Hope that everything turns out okay! Thanks for the reminder to keep things in perspective.

waterhead · 01-14-2011, 12:43 AM

Sorry to hear that...I will root for her and your family! You're right...Bearcat BB is a luxury...but it doesn't even come close the the most important things in life. All the best.

ou_bearcat · 01-14-2011, 03:24 AM

Fight to the finish, never give in!

You do your best boys, We'll do the rest, boys

Onward to VICTORY!!

juckerrules · 01-14-2011, 06:55 AM

Will keep you and her in thoughts and prayers

ME80 · 01-14-2011, 07:14 AM

Having kids of my own I can't imagine what you and your family have been going through. We wish you and your family all the best!

jkwuc89 · 01-14-2011, 07:27 AM

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

oldcat48 · 01-14-2011, 09:02 AM

Worried for you and keeping you and your daughter in my prayers.

BearcatRob33 · 01-14-2011, 09:26 AM

Sending my prayers your way. Hope all is going well with the recovery. You're absolutely right....nothing is more important than family.

bearcatbret · 01-14-2011, 12:47 PM

Thank you all of you. I am sure the prayers worked. I am not a very sensitive guy but I have been doing my share of crying and praying sense she was diagnosed. No parent ever wants to see this happen to their children.

I appreciate the discussions on BCN, the humor, sarcasm, the debates, the updates. We have some very knowledgeable people here.

As for my daughter, she is being released today and has been given clearance to go back to classes on Tuesday. She will have to take medication the rest of her life but should be normal other than that. The biggest problem is one of her professors is giving her a zero on a test that she missed yesterday (those Bobcat ba$tard$). He would not allow her to take it early, will not allow her to take it late, and will not assign extra work to make up for it. She is a very smart kid and should be able to overcome that though.

Thanks again everyone for your thoughts and prayers.

bearcats011 · 01-14-2011, 01:29 PM

My thoughts and prayers are with you. Stay strong bret.

FBBBUCfan · 01-14-2011, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bearcatbret

Thank you all of you. I am sure the prayers worked. I am not a very sensitive guy but I have been doing my share of crying and praying sense she was diagnosed. No parent ever wants to see this happen to their children.

I appreciate the discussions on BCN, the humor, sarcasm, the debates, the updates. We have some very knowledgeable people here.

As for my daughter, she is being released today and has been given clearance to go back to classes on Tuesday. She will have to take medication the rest of her life but should be normal other than that. The biggest problem is one of her professors is giving her a zero on a test that she missed yesterday (those Bobcat ba$tard$). He would not allow her to take it early, will not allow her to take it late, and will not assign extra work to make up for it. She is a very smart kid and should be able to overcome that though.

Thanks again everyone for your thoughts and prayers.

We are still keeping you and yours in our thoughts and prayers. Appreciate the update.

Tell your daughter to complain to the department head about the insensitive ba$tard at that reknown school of communications and partying. I think the head might have something to say about a prof's lack of compassion. ****, I'd bet my next paycheck that there are students at Bobcat U getting tutored and extensions on dates all the time, so tell her to keep fighting - although unfortunately it's now two fronts.

Our best to your family and yours.

Deaf_Bearcat · 01-14-2011, 02:09 PM

You are in our prayers chain for the best outcome of your daughter. All of you and family are part of the UC Bearcats family as always.

Scheids21 · 01-15-2011, 11:22 AM

May she live a long and healthy life bret

MDW79 · 01-16-2011, 12:05 PM

Great to hear she is going to be ok. Yes, nothing puts things in perspective quite like that. My thoughts prayers for now, and moving forward.

bearcatbret · 01-16-2011, 01:34 PM

She did vomit quite a bit yesterday and we contribute it to one of the five medications she is on. We are taking her back to OU today to avoid the potential bad weather on Monday. Also, she wants to walk her class routes to determine how much time it will take her. She still can not turn her head or twist her neck but rather she twists her entire body to look in a different direction. She will start her radiation iodine treatment in 6 weeks. I hope that they can administer that in Athens so that she can avoid missing more classes. (Yes, I am disappointed that she did not choose UC but for her major it was probably the best choice and she does love it there). Thank you all for your kind words. Maybe the prayers can translate into a win of ND.

As an addition, my son does plan on attending UC.

01-13-2011, 07:19 PM	#1
bearcatbret Veteran Join Date: May 2008	More important than UC sports Guys, as of late, I have decided that some of the bad hatred on this board is not worthy. We are all UC fans. As a UCat member and a Letterman in three sports, I love UC and I can not wait to see the next football game or basketball game. However, today I had to watch while my "baby" girl went through cancer surgery. It made me realize that there is more about bashing our school or our coach or our program or each other . It has made me put things in perspective. The reason that I am posting this is because I hope that you can put it into perspective too. I hope that all of you can remain passionate about UC sports and continue to support all sports but please keep your family above all of it. I will sign off saying that I love all of you guys.

01-14-2011, 03:24 AM	#7
ou_bearcat Distinguished Member Join Date: Oct 2009	Fight to the finish, never give in! You do your best boys, We'll do the rest, boys Onward to VICTORY!! __________________ youtube.com/watch?v=2cy_kkCrCzc

01-14-2011, 07:27 AM	#10
jkwuc89 BearcatNews Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Columbus, OH	Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. __________________ Keith Wedinger Bearcatnews.com Administrator Sciotofootball.com SciotoGirlsCC.com

01-14-2011, 02:09 PM	#16
Deaf_Bearcat Veteran Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Marietta, GA	You are in our prayers chain for the best outcome of your daughter. All of you and family are part of the UC Bearcats family as always. __________________ I bleed red and black!!!!

01-15-2011, 11:22 AM	#17
Scheids21 Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Clifton	May she live a long and healthy life bret __________________ What I really wanna say I cant define

01-13-2011, 07:25 PM	#2
catscratchfever Veteran Join Date: Oct 2007	best of luck bret! hang in there buddy

01-13-2011, 11:05 PM	#4
Carin's Dad Veteran Join Date: Apr 2009	And you know you can count on your brethren to support you in any way we can. Give her a big hug from all of us.

01-13-2011, 11:28 PM	#5
mjv780 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Columbus, OH	Hope that everything turns out okay! Thanks for the reminder to keep things in perspective.

01-14-2011, 12:43 AM	#6
waterhead Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007	Sorry to hear that...I will root for her and your family! You're right...Bearcat BB is a luxury...but it doesn't even come close the the most important things in life. All the best.

01-14-2011, 06:55 AM	#8
juckerrules Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007	Will keep you and her in thoughts and prayers

01-14-2011, 07:14 AM	#9
ME80 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007	Having kids of my own I can't imagine what you and your family have been going through. We wish you and your family all the best!

01-14-2011, 09:02 AM	#11
oldcat48 Member Join Date: Dec 2007	Worried for you and keeping you and your daughter in my prayers.

01-14-2011, 09:26 AM	#12
BearcatRob33 Distinguished Member Join Date: Nov 2007	Sending my prayers your way. Hope all is going well with the recovery. You're absolutely right....nothing is more important than family.

01-14-2011, 12:47 PM	#13
bearcatbret Veteran Join Date: May 2008	Thank you all of you. I am sure the prayers worked. I am not a very sensitive guy but I have been doing my share of crying and praying sense she was diagnosed. No parent ever wants to see this happen to their children. I appreciate the discussions on BCN, the humor, sarcasm, the debates, the updates. We have some very knowledgeable people here. As for my daughter, she is being released today and has been given clearance to go back to classes on Tuesday. She will have to take medication the rest of her life but should be normal other than that. The biggest problem is one of her professors is giving her a zero on a test that she missed yesterday (those Bobcat ba$tard$). He would not allow her to take it early, will not allow her to take it late, and will not assign extra work to make up for it. She is a very smart kid and should be able to overcome that though. Thanks again everyone for your thoughts and prayers.

01-14-2011, 01:29 PM	#14
bearcats011 Member Join Date: Jan 2009	My thoughts and prayers are with you. Stay strong bret.

01-16-2011, 12:05 PM	#18
MDW79 Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cincinnati	Great to hear she is going to be ok. Yes, nothing puts things in perspective quite like that. My thoughts prayers for now, and moving forward.

01-16-2011, 01:34 PM	#19
bearcatbret Veteran Join Date: May 2008	She did vomit quite a bit yesterday and we contribute it to one of the five medications she is on. We are taking her back to OU today to avoid the potential bad weather on Monday. Also, she wants to walk her class routes to determine how much time it will take her. She still can not turn her head or twist her neck but rather she twists her entire body to look in a different direction. She will start her radiation iodine treatment in 6 weeks. I hope that they can administer that in Athens so that she can avoid missing more classes. (Yes, I am disappointed that she did not choose UC but for her major it was probably the best choice and she does love it there). Thank you all for your kind words. Maybe the prayers can translate into a win of ND. As an addition, my son does plan on attending UC.

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