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Baseball coach makes the "ultimate" sacrifice
Brian Westerholt, Photographer
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Ron Hawkes, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Rockland | ME | USA | Posted: 2:11 PM on 02.08.11 |
->> Brian, thanks for sharing. Great story about good people.
Ron |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 6:27 PM on 02.08.11 |
| ->> Probably an NCAA violation. |
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Robert Smith, Photographer
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Brandon | MS | USA | Posted: 10:10 AM on 02.09.11 |
| ->> Being a kidney transplant recipient, this story is near to my heart. With all the advances in the sciences, this type of thing is becoming more common every day. It is my sincere hope that all of you will consider donating if a situation that is close to you arises. |
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Michael Durisseau, Photographer, Assistant
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Santa Fe/Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 10:18 AM on 02.09.11 |
| ->> +! on Mr. Smith's sentiments. I'm a transplant recipient, as well. Please consider being a donor; let your family know! |
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Scott Evans, Photographer
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Bay Village | OH | USA | Posted: 10:20 AM on 02.09.11 |
| ->> it is so awesome to see people putting themselves second in this age of "me". prayers to Kevin and Coach Walter and to anyone who is touched enough by things like this to do something about it. |
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Mark Sutton, Photographer
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Herndon | VA | USA | Posted: 10:21 AM on 02.09.11 |
| ->> WOW!!!! |
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Louis Lopez, Photographer
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Fontana | CA | USA | Posted: 2:32 PM on 02.10.11 |
| ->> isn't the "Ultimate Sacrifice" given up your life (dying) to save another life? |
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Jim Colburn, Photo Editor, Photographer
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McAllen | TX | USA | Posted: 9:20 PM on 02.10.11 |
->> Giving a kidney is a wonderful thing to do but hardly the "ultimate sacrifice".
I was expecting the true story of a coach that pushed a player out of the path of a speeding car, dying in the process...
Or maybe a coach that offered himself in a exchange when his star pitcher was being held at gunpoint during a bank robbery, said coach snuffing it when the robbers detonated their backpack explosives as the police SWAT team broke through the ceiling...
Or the coach that gets between his linebacker and the bullet from a gun being waved by a crazed fan of the opponents team, with the linebacker going on to score the winning touchdown and give an emotional, tear stained tribute to his coach, the man that had rescued him from poverty..
Maybe I was expecting too much. |
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Robert Smith, Photographer
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Brandon | MS | USA | Posted: 10:00 PM on 02.10.11 |
->> "Ultimate Sacrifice" is a play on words. Being an organ donor IS giving life. The giving of an organ to keep another person alive may not be your idea of "ultimate", but it's a selfless decision for the donor. It's sort of like sky diving..best case scenario is that everything goes right. A donor could die in the process. Nothing is for certain when you're put under and one of your vital organs is removed.
Unless you have been seriously involved (giving or receiving) in the process, you really have no idea how serious this can really be and not exactly qualified to decide if organ donation is a big enough sacrifice. |
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Brian Westerholt, Photographer
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Kannapolis | NC | USA | Posted: 10:37 PM on 02.10.11 |
->> I agree - I should not have used the term "ultimate" - but to me it warrented something more than just saying he made a sacrafice. I am amazed how many people chose to pick apart my choice of words instead of focussing on just what an incredible story this is. He didn't hesitate when Kevin's family informed him they could not find a match. He just asked what he had to do to get tested, spent two days in an Atlanta hospital getting tested, and then when they found out he was a match didn't think twice about it. I think one of the most overlooked facts in this story is from the time he was tested to the time of the transplant surgery was about 2 weeks!
No, coach Walter did not "die" for his player, but he did something extremely courageous and selfless. He has given Kevin Jordan a chance to lead a normal, healthy life. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 1:12 AM on 02.11.11 |
| ->> it's a tough crowd we photographers be.... |
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Marty Price, Photographer
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Concord | NC | USA | Posted: 1:21 AM on 02.11.11 |
| ->> I think giving up a body part for someone else is a large sacrifice, glad you posted Brian. |
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Tim Gangloff, Photographer
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Knoxville | Tn | USA | Posted: 1:56 PM on 02.11.11 |
| ->> Proud to be a Wake alum when I read this kind of stuff! |
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Butch Miller, Photographer
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Lock Haven | PA | USA | Posted: 3:22 PM on 02.11.11 |
->> Instead of patting the coach on his back for offering an amazing gift to one of his athlete's ... you'd rather waste space on the OP's choice of words for the title of the thread?
For a man in his 40's to willingly give up a kidney to a non family member without reservation ... is a pretty damned commendable gesture IMHO ...
... and some on this board were "disappointed" he didn't stop a locomotive or a speeding bullet because of a not quite accurate use of a word? ... what the hell are you thinking?
I say hat's off to Walter ... he can coach my kids anytime he wants to ... we'd be glad to have him on board ... |
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