The Players' Tribune: Scott Matzka, "It's My Turn Now"

[mban]

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/scott-matzka-als-my-turn/

"My hand and forearm muscles were randomly seizing and cramping. At first, I thought it was nothing."

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[SLAPSHOT723]

Yikes, that was sad to read.

 

[Coatsy79]

So sad

He was a cracking player in his time with the Cardiff devils, I think they're doing some sort of exhibition game or something for him, trying to raise some money

 

[The Lewler]

ALS scares the **** out of me.

Brutal read.

 

[NoMessi]

I really do not know how to handle stories like this. Good read, sad story and a brutal disease.

 

[Ezekial]

Right in the feels

 

[Ninety7]

Wow. Horrible fate to have. Sad sad read

 

[allan5oh]

Somebody close the windows there's dust getting in here causing my eyes to leak.

 

[nnynetpotato]

Just an awful thing.

A brave response by the family.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Awful fate to endure.

 

[Stjonnypopo]

Wow that was really tough.

Often when I read articles about people being sick they're saying that even though it's tough they're hanging on and taking things a day at a time, and I feel that if I were ever sick like Scott Matzka I wouldn't be able to just accept it. You can tell he's having a hard time with it as well, and I feel that that's a more realistic point of view regarding a terminal illness.

Tough read, but it's good that the road towards stopping ALS isn't stopping dead after all that ice bucket challenge stuff.

 

[Jee]

Jesus Christ, the feels.

 

[PBandJ]

God damn, that was hard to read.

ALS is absolutely brutal. If there is one thing that terrifies me as I start hitting my late twenties and going into my thirties, it's the idea of being hit with ALS.

 

[Star Ocean]

Sadly this guy passed away already...