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Post by superflyer13 on Jan 3, 2015 9:40:42 GMT -5
This is why hockey players fuckin rule. Growing up, my Mom was the ultimate hockey Mom, getting up at 4 a.m. traveling to other states etc to get us to games. She really knew her shit too, could convo with the best of them on hockey. Her favorite player is Peter Forsberg, whom she got to meet twice and for some crazy reason she loved Dan Hinote, who came to see her on a player/hosp visit thing years ago. Funny thing is those two ended up talking hockey for almost two hours lol.
Anyway, she was diagnosed with terminal Cancer about a month ago. So here is how the story goes. Anybody who knows me knows that my best friend from childhood, his brother in law works pretty deep in the AV's org, when he heard of my Moms condition he reached out to him to see if he could get an autographed jersey from Forsberg(I wanted her to be buried in it) But unfortunately couldn't come up with it. Well the story doesn't end there, upon hearing a rumor about this(rest is here say from Brother in law) Alex Tanguay and Nick Holden had the team sign a jersey for her and some how Joe Sakic got involved who reached out to Peter Forsberg who did actually call my Mom at the hospital and talked to her for about 10 minutes.
I went to the Av's - Flyers game Weds night where I received the Jersey from my Buddies Brother in law, it was awesome.
I never did get to tell my Mom the whole story for when we got back on Thursady she was pretty much out of it. She died yesterday and she will be missed but she'll have a sweet ass jersey to wear.
This isn't a story for sympathy but to show that sometimes players still respect the fans and know there is just more than sports in life.
Thank you Wayne for all you did man, You made a dying Lady happy..
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Post by Zig on Jan 3, 2015 9:52:26 GMT -5
This is why hockey players fuckin rule. Growing up, my Mom was the ultimate hockey Mom, getting up at 4 a.m. traveling to other states etc to get us to games. She really knew her shit too, could convo with the best of them on hockey. Her favorite player is Peter Forsberg, whom she got to meet twice and for some crazy reason she loved Dan Hinote, who came to see her on a player/hosp visit thing years ago. Funny thing is those two ended up talking hockey for almost two hours lol. Anyway, she was diagnosed with terminal Cancer about a month ago. So here is how the story goes. Anybody who knows me knows that my best friend from childhood, his brother in law works pretty deep in the AV's org, when he heard of my Moms condition he reached out to him to see if he could get an autographed jersey from Forsberg(I wanted her to be buried in it) But unfortunately couldn't come up with it. Well the story doesn't end there, upon hearing a rumor about this(rest is here say from Brother in law) Alex Tanguay and Nick Holden had the team sign a jersey for her and some how Joe Sakic got involved who reached out to Peter Forsberg who did actually call my Mom at the hospital and talked to her for about 10 minutes. I went to the Av's - Flyers game Weds night where I received the Jersey from my Buddies Brother in law, it was awesome. I never did get to tell my Mom the whole story for when we got back on Thursady she was pretty much out of it. She died yesterday and she will be missed but she'll have a sweet ass jersey to wear. This isn't a story for sympathy but to show that sometimes players still respect the fans and know there is just more than sports in life. Thank you Wayne for all you did man, You made a dying Lady happy.. Geez, sorry man. I'm glad you at least got the cool story to help ease your pain. |
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Post by superflyer13 on Jan 3, 2015 9:55:08 GMT -5
This is why hockey players fuckin rule. Growing up, my Mom was the ultimate hockey Mom, getting up at 4 a.m. traveling to other states etc to get us to games. She really knew her shit too, could convo with the best of them on hockey. Her favorite player is Peter Forsberg, whom she got to meet twice and for some crazy reason she loved Dan Hinote, who came to see her on a player/hosp visit thing years ago. Funny thing is those two ended up talking hockey for almost two hours lol. Anyway, she was diagnosed with terminal Cancer about a month ago. So here is how the story goes. Anybody who knows me knows that my best friend from childhood, his brother in law works pretty deep in the AV's org, when he heard of my Moms condition he reached out to him to see if he could get an autographed jersey from Forsberg(I wanted her to be buried in it) But unfortunately couldn't come up with it. Well the story doesn't end there, upon hearing a rumor about this(rest is here say from Brother in law) Alex Tanguay and Nick Holden had the team sign a jersey for her and some how Joe Sakic got involved who reached out to Peter Forsberg who did actually call my Mom at the hospital and talked to her for about 10 minutes. I went to the Av's - Flyers game Weds night where I received the Jersey from my Buddies Brother in law, it was awesome. I never did get to tell my Mom the whole story for when we got back on Thursady she was pretty much out of it. She died yesterday and she will be missed but she'll have a sweet ass jersey to wear. This isn't a story for sympathy but to show that sometimes players still respect the fans and know there is just more than sports in life. Thank you Wayne for all you did man, You made a dying Lady happy.. Geez, sorry man. I'm glad you at least got the cool story to help ease your pain. Thanks man, as sad as it all is, I had the chance to say my goodbyes and such, something a lot of people don't get. Never easy but cool that they get to know what they really mean to ya. |
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Post by Canuck eh? on Jan 3, 2015 10:04:40 GMT -5
This is why hockey players fuckin rule. Growing up, my Mom was the ultimate hockey Mom, getting up at 4 a.m. traveling to other states etc to get us to games. She really knew her shit too, could convo with the best of them on hockey. Her favorite player is Peter Forsberg, whom she got to meet twice and for some crazy reason she loved Dan Hinote, who came to see her on a player/hosp visit thing years ago. Funny thing is those two ended up talking hockey for almost two hours lol. Anyway, she was diagnosed with terminal Cancer about a month ago. So here is how the story goes. Anybody who knows me knows that my best friend from childhood, his brother in law works pretty deep in the AV's org, when he heard of my Moms condition he reached out to him to see if he could get an autographed jersey from Forsberg(I wanted her to be buried in it) But unfortunately couldn't come up with it. Well the story doesn't end there, upon hearing a rumor about this(rest is here say from Brother in law) Alex Tanguay and Nick Holden had the team sign a jersey for her and some how Joe Sakic got involved who reached out to Peter Forsberg who did actually call my Mom at the hospital and talked to her for about 10 minutes. I went to the Av's - Flyers game Weds night where I received the Jersey from my Buddies Brother in law, it was awesome. I never did get to tell my Mom the whole story for when we got back on Thursady she was pretty much out of it. She died yesterday and she will be missed but she'll have a sweet ass jersey to wear. This isn't a story for sympathy but to show that sometimes players still respect the fans and know there is just more than sports in life. Thank you Wayne for all you did man, You made a dying Lady happy.. Awesome story that you will always have. My condolences and best wishes. |
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Post by Otis B. Driftwood on Jan 3, 2015 11:51:22 GMT -5
This is why hockey players fuckin rule. Growing up, my Mom was the ultimate hockey Mom, getting up at 4 a.m. traveling to other states etc to get us to games. She really knew her shit too, could convo with the best of them on hockey. Her favorite player is Peter Forsberg, whom she got to meet twice and for some crazy reason she loved Dan Hinote, who came to see her on a player/hosp visit thing years ago. Funny thing is those two ended up talking hockey for almost two hours lol. Anyway, she was diagnosed with terminal Cancer about a month ago. So here is how the story goes. Anybody who knows me knows that my best friend from childhood, his brother in law works pretty deep in the AV's org, when he heard of my Moms condition he reached out to him to see if he could get an autographed jersey from Forsberg(I wanted her to be buried in it) But unfortunately couldn't come up with it. Well the story doesn't end there, upon hearing a rumor about this(rest is here say from Brother in law) Alex Tanguay and Nick Holden had the team sign a jersey for her and some how Joe Sakic got involved who reached out to Peter Forsberg who did actually call my Mom at the hospital and talked to her for about 10 minutes. I went to the Av's - Flyers game Weds night where I received the Jersey from my Buddies Brother in law, it was awesome. I never did get to tell my Mom the whole story for when we got back on Thursady she was pretty much out of it. She died yesterday and she will be missed but she'll have a sweet ass jersey to wear. This isn't a story for sympathy but to show that sometimes players still respect the fans and know there is just more than sports in life. Thank you Wayne for all you did man, You made a dying Lady happy.. I lost my mom to Esophageal Cancer in 2006. Best memories in those last days were her laughing at some of my ridiculous humor and getting to tell her I loved her. Those memories will live with me as these memories will with you. Peace. |
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Post by Center Ice on Jan 3, 2015 12:41:01 GMT -5
This is why hockey players fuckin rule. Growing up, my Mom was the ultimate hockey Mom, getting up at 4 a.m. traveling to other states etc to get us to games. She really knew her shit too, could convo with the best of them on hockey. Her favorite player is Peter Forsberg, whom she got to meet twice and for some crazy reason she loved Dan Hinote, who came to see her on a player/hosp visit thing years ago. Funny thing is those two ended up talking hockey for almost two hours lol. Anyway, she was diagnosed with terminal Cancer about a month ago. So here is how the story goes. Anybody who knows me knows that my best friend from childhood, his brother in law works pretty deep in the AV's org, when he heard of my Moms condition he reached out to him to see if he could get an autographed jersey from Forsberg(I wanted her to be buried in it) But unfortunately couldn't come up with it. Well the story doesn't end there, upon hearing a rumor about this(rest is here say from Brother in law) Alex Tanguay and Nick Holden had the team sign a jersey for her and some how Joe Sakic got involved who reached out to Peter Forsberg who did actually call my Mom at the hospital and talked to her for about 10 minutes. I went to the Av's - Flyers game Weds night where I received the Jersey from my Buddies Brother in law, it was awesome. I never did get to tell my Mom the whole story for when we got back on Thursady she was pretty much out of it. She died yesterday and she will be missed but she'll have a sweet ass jersey to wear. This isn't a story for sympathy but to show that sometimes players still respect the fans and know there is just more than sports in life. Thank you Wayne for all you did man, You made a dying Lady happy.. Wow, that's a touching story. My sincerest condolences. Nice to see players doing nice things for people. I lost both my parents 33 days apart back in 2008 so I know how gut wrenching the final moments are. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 12:59:15 GMT -5
My condolences SF. Canuck, Center and Otis said things better than i could have. I share their sentiments.
That is an awesome story of how humble and cool most hockey players are.
Hopefully your mom wasn't in too much pain.
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Post by superflyer13 on Jan 3, 2015 18:32:53 GMT -5
Thanks for all the warm reply's everybody, it was good to see that sport stars are just as human as the rest of us. And Filo she wasn't in much if any pain, Morphine is a wonderful tool.
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Post by NYR on Jan 5, 2015 10:55:49 GMT -5
That is a very cool story.
My condolences. I just went through that from May - August last year with my Dad and pancreatic cancer.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2015 10:59:40 GMT -5
This is why hockey players fuckin rule. Growing up, my Mom was the ultimate hockey Mom, getting up at 4 a.m. traveling to other states etc to get us to games. She really knew her shit too, could convo with the best of them on hockey. Her favorite player is Peter Forsberg, whom she got to meet twice and for some crazy reason she loved Dan Hinote, who came to see her on a player/hosp visit thing years ago. Funny thing is those two ended up talking hockey for almost two hours lol. Anyway, she was diagnosed with terminal Cancer about a month ago. So here is how the story goes. Anybody who knows me knows that my best friend from childhood, his brother in law works pretty deep in the AV's org, when he heard of my Moms condition he reached out to him to see if he could get an autographed jersey from Forsberg(I wanted her to be buried in it) But unfortunately couldn't come up with it. Well the story doesn't end there, upon hearing a rumor about this(rest is here say from Brother in law) Alex Tanguay and Nick Holden had the team sign a jersey for her and some how Joe Sakic got involved who reached out to Peter Forsberg who did actually call my Mom at the hospital and talked to her for about 10 minutes. I went to the Av's - Flyers game Weds night where I received the Jersey from my Buddies Brother in law, it was awesome. I never did get to tell my Mom the whole story for when we got back on Thursady she was pretty much out of it. She died yesterday and she will be missed but she'll have a sweet ass jersey to wear. This isn't a story for sympathy but to show that sometimes players still respect the fans and know there is just more than sports in life. Thank you Wayne for all you did man, You made a dying Lady happy.. Wow. I'm so sorry for your loss. That is an amazing story. Just... wow. |
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Post by burghfan on Jan 5, 2015 12:02:03 GMT -5
This is why hockey players fuckin rule. Growing up, my Mom was the ultimate hockey Mom, getting up at 4 a.m. traveling to other states etc to get us to games. She really knew her shit too, could convo with the best of them on hockey. Her favorite player is Peter Forsberg, whom she got to meet twice and for some crazy reason she loved Dan Hinote, who came to see her on a player/hosp visit thing years ago. Funny thing is those two ended up talking hockey for almost two hours lol. Anyway, she was diagnosed with terminal Cancer about a month ago. So here is how the story goes. Anybody who knows me knows that my best friend from childhood, his brother in law works pretty deep in the AV's org, when he heard of my Moms condition he reached out to him to see if he could get an autographed jersey from Forsberg(I wanted her to be buried in it) But unfortunately couldn't come up with it. Well the story doesn't end there, upon hearing a rumor about this(rest is here say from Brother in law) Alex Tanguay and Nick Holden had the team sign a jersey for her and some how Joe Sakic got involved who reached out to Peter Forsberg who did actually call my Mom at the hospital and talked to her for about 10 minutes. I went to the Av's - Flyers game Weds night where I received the Jersey from my Buddies Brother in law, it was awesome. I never did get to tell my Mom the whole story for when we got back on Thursady she was pretty much out of it. She died yesterday and she will be missed but she'll have a sweet ass jersey to wear. This isn't a story for sympathy but to show that sometimes players still respect the fans and know there is just more than sports in life. Thank you Wayne for all you did man, You made a dying Lady happy.. My condolences, but what you and the others did was such a great thing. |
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