T.J. Oshie Article on ESPN - Alzheimer's
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bleedblue1223
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It's something you would expect from someone that's over 70, not someone who is 50. That has to be hard on the family, and especially Tim. I know it was tough for my grandma to forget things that she felt she should know regardless, so for someone that still has so much life left, I couldn't imagine going through that.
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I saw that the other day too. Has to wear on the guy whether they were close or not. Professional athletes are people too, but on the bright side hopefully being on the ice is a release for him. My heart goes out to the guy.
I coach boys basketball at a little school, and as it so happens one of them has a grandma that knows Oshie's grandparents. When the grandma was going to see Oshie's grandparents she had car trouble and Oshie volunteered to go get them. He could have called a cab or had the grandparents do it but no, he took time away from his newborn daughter to go get them (it happened last summer). Not only that but after the playoffs settled down Oshie called my player and talked with him for 10 minutes. To me that was just a class act thing to do. The boy and I may talk hockey too much in school
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I coach boys basketball at a little school, and as it so happens one of them has a grandma that knows Oshie's grandparents. When the grandma was going to see Oshie's grandparents she had car trouble and Oshie volunteered to go get them. He could have called a cab or had the grandparents do it but no, he took time away from his newborn daughter to go get them (it happened last summer). Not only that but after the playoffs settled down Oshie called my player and talked with him for 10 minutes. To me that was just a class act thing to do. The boy and I may talk hockey too much in school
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Note Worthy
History Made
My wife just lost her grandmother to Alzheimer's. It's a terrible disease.
It's crazy to hit Oshie's dad so young.
It's crazy to hit Oshie's dad so young.
My aunt had Alzheimer's... Yeah, I wouldn't wanna be like this. Actually I'd hate to be like this.
Vincenzo Arelliti
He Can't Play Center
I saw that the other day too. Has to wear on the guy whether they were close or not. Professional athletes are people too, but on the bright side hopefully being on the ice is a release for him. My heart goes out to the guy.
I coach boys basketball at a little school, and as it so happens one of them has a grandma that knows Oshie's grandparents. When the grandma was going to see Oshie's grandparents she had car trouble and Oshie volunteered to go get them. He could have called a cab or had the grandparents do it but no, he took time away from his newborn daughter to go get them (it happened last summer). Not only that but after the playoffs settled down Oshie called my player and talked with him for 10 minutes. To me that was just a class act thing to do. The boy and I may talk hockey too much in school
Rally round the Osh!
Vladys Gumption
Colt55
Alzheimer's ****ing sucks. I've never felt so helpless in my life as I watched it cause my grandma to waste away.
