As some of you know,

Tom Heller, Athlete of the Year, Nebraska, 1967, starting safety on the '71 Cornhusker football team, (named by Sports Illustrated as 'The Best Ever'), friend, teammate and Best Man at my wedding, has ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, which is absolutely nasty. According to his wife Sue, Tom is in hospice and most of his energy goes toward just breathing.  Have tried many times to set up a time to visit him, but got the distinct impression he doesn't want to be seen in his condition, though he was able able to keep in touch by email. After losing the folks this fall, this 'mortality' thing is getting very real. My thoughts and prayers go out to Tom and Sue during this terribly difficult time.

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