by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Before Zach walked on at Syracuse University after a year of junior college football, his passion for the Rare Disease Community already existed. Zach had a childhood friend, Blake Donegan, who he fell out of touch with for quite a while. When Zach saw his friend...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Antwan was diagnosed with the rare blood disorder aplastic anemia in high school. He continued to play football until 2016 when his rare disease diagnosis took a turn for the worse. Forced to leave Kent State University, Antwan was in-and-out of the hospital, went...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Sam lived out his dream of playing big-time college football as an offensive lineman for three seasons after nearly dying from complications related to his rare diagnosis. The native of Wisconsin lives with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TPP), a rare...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
Nick was a two-time captain and finished his University of Illinois career with 36 consecutive starts, playing nearly every snap on the offensive line over his final two seasons. His family has a strong connection to the Rare Disease Community through his brother who...
by Justin Kirk | Mar 16, 2023
The night before Ryan and the rest of the 2017 Stanford Cardinal team was due to fly out to play in the Alamo Bowl, Ryan was packing at his home in Fresno, Calif. when he received a phone call from Stanford Hospital. A pathology report had come back about a lump under...
