When news broke out on the situation of Pat Summitt, the legendary head basketball coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers; who was recently diagnosed with early-onset dementia; many thoughts came to people's mind. What will happen to her in the future? Will her career in coaching soon be non-existent? Will the legacy of the most winning-est coach in women's college basketball, just become a mirage at what's soon to be ahead? I got a question, what if she's the one that becomes the positive statement to this despicable disease? 4-5 million Americans suffer through some type of the dementia disease across the United States. But have we ever seen the individual to use his/her fame to make a statement for this disease and fight it head on in the public eye? You got the Michael J. Fox for Parkinson's; you got the Magic Johnson for H.I.V. and we all root for them to not only fight it head on, but to make a solitary effort to achieve a great message to the world that's blinded by those diseases. Why not have the queen herself make this her greatest challenge and coach not only herself but us as well with what Dementia can bring. Are the odds against; statistic shows that it does....But me; I always root for the underdog cause it makes the fight that much more encouraging that miracles can always happen.
Giancarlo P. Kin. 332I
