Professional football is as much a test of strength as it is a test of wills. So is the fight against a crippling disease.
“People think that cancer kills a lot of people, but it’s curable,” said cancer survivor Sean McNamara.
McNamara was diagnosed with cancer a year ago when doctors found lymphoma in his nose.
“It was very hard. It was very tough. I was very scared,” McNamara said.
McNamara was able to stay positive with a little held from Carly’s Club, a group for pediatric cancer patients that sponsors trips to events, like the Buffalo Bills training camp.
“It’s honestly irreplaceable,” said Robin Hace of the Roswell Park cancer Institute. “It gets them through their treatments feeling like they have the ability to be normal and have that sense of normalcy.”
Professional football is as much a test of strength as it is a test of wills. So is the fight against a crippling disease. Casey Bortnick has more on how the two are going hand in hand.
Fifty kids from Carly’s Club spent the day with the Bills, running the kids obstacle course and meeting some of their favorite players.
Bills punter Brian Moorman is a crowd favorite. His P.U.N.T. Foundation recently donated $50,000 to the Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
“Obviously with what they’re going through, if you can take their minds off that just for a couple of seconds, it’s worth it,” Moorman said.
After only nine weeks of chemotherapy, McNamara’s cancer is in remission. H e says he couldn’t have done it alone.
“I feel like I didn’t even have this because I’ve recovered so well. And with love, I’ve gotten better,” said McNamara.
McNamara new volunteers for Carly’s Club to help other kids with cancer keep a positive attitude.
“They’re just like a regular kid and they are just a regular kid,” McNamara said.