This week's show is constructed a little differently. Our guest hangout is only about as half as long as we normally have because he was ON HIS LUNCH BREAK, but we put together some other things that made this show its "normal length."
OUR GUEST... OH GOODNESS, what an honor for the guys this week to talk to the former holder for the Minnesota Golden Gopher football team (2017-2020), and 5-time cancer survivor, Casey O'Brien! Casey was first diagnosed with cancer when he was 13 and was told that contact sports were now out of the question because of the knee reconstruction he had to go through to survive! He talks about the process of convincing his doctors to let him play, as well as trying to find a college that would sign off on him playing in a game if the situation presented itself.
Casey also talks about the mental side of going through, yet again, another cancer diagnosis, along with who was there for him through the fights.
He talks about what he likes to do for fun, what he does now, and what Coach PJ Fleck is like, on and off the field!
Another thing he talks about is the hospital he spent A LOT of time in, during his times as a patient! He talks about what it meant to him to be there, and THEN be able to accomplish what he has since being a patient there. It drove him to start a Go Fund Me page to raise $1 million to transform the infusion center and patient/family experience within the Journey Clinic at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. WHAT A GREAT CAUSE! If you would like to donate, PLEASE DO, and go to https://crowdfund.umn.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaign&participantID=1194 to donate!
The guys want to bring Casey back on and chat about how things are going with raising the money, as well as catching up with this great person! The Lounge wishes him all the best!
For the rest of the show, the guys decided they needed to Crack-a-Six-Pack! They have some things weighing on them, so they need to vent! Then, Little Matt drops a Let's Chat! on them that is QUITE the topic! It's not Farting Tree Furniture, but it's great!
The show, overall, is NOTHING if it weren't for Casey O'Brien! He was FABULOUS! SO, sit back, relax & #grabalisten of the hang out with Casey O'Brien!