Tough Times for David Akers
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:32 am
Missing two field goals in a five point loss to the Packers two weeks ago was the least of his troubles. Turns out he had received news just days before that his seven year-old daughter had a malignant tumor on one of her ovaries. He also lost his savings to an investment firm that went under. Damn:
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KAPOLEI, Hawaii - During his 12 seasons as the Eagles' placekicker, David Akers has been a frequent, if not weekly, visitor to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and he has learned one truth. As a parent, the last place you ever want to be with your child is the oncology floor.
The cancer-stricken children there are like "warriors," Akers said. The parents, stronger than he could ever be.
Yet on the Friday before the Eagles faced Green Bay in the playoffs three weeks ago, Akers was at Children's with his 6-year-old daughter, Halley, snaking through a course of tests that led them, unexpectedly, to the oncology floor.