There were a couple of story lines in this weeks Buckeye News. Obviously the big one was the public ranting of some fans and writers after last Saturday. That soon grew tiring and I read very little of the criticism written by those for whom their world ends with anything less than undefeated and a national championship every year.
There was another Buckeye line though, that got much less ink, yet is much more real than anything the armchair's wrote. Originally published in the Canton Repository, and reprinted in The Blade, the story by Todd Porter shares some news of the very personal and courageous battle of the Chris Spielman family with Stefanie's cancer. It's been a fragile situation for many years, and sadly, according to the article "The situation has never been more fragile than it is right now."
As I read their story, the courage and dignity they have shown in the face of a real family tragedy made the bloggers and emailer's angry at a simple loss look petty and small. The Spielman's have raised $6.9 million for cancer research in the face of their very public battle for ten years with the dreaded disease. Would that we all could be so strong and leave such a legacy.
So I will let other's waste their ink on ranting and raving. As for mine, I will use it here to share that one of our own needs us to be there. Read the story at the link below, and then say a prayer for our beloved Buckeye's Chris and Stefani Spielman. They need our help.