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Saints cult hero/Pearl Jam Fan Steve Gleason battling ALS
Thoughts and Prayers with Steve Gleason, former NFL player, huge Pearl Jam fan. 34 years old and battling ALS. Ugh.
Today was a good day, he posted a photo of him and his newborn son with the tag line "...I am myself, like you somehow....": http://twitter.com/#!/team_gleason
Here is a good read about Gleason situation:
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/20 ... ero_s.html
PJ Excerpts:
The 14,000-mile trek ended in equally epic fashion at Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary show in East Troy, Wis., where Mike McCready invited him on stage to play tambourine during the encore.
The trip taxed the Gleasons physically and mentally. But both deemed it an overwhelming success.
"People ask all of the time, 'How does it feel?' " Gleason said. "I think about Pearl Jam. I know Mike (McCready). We kind of go back a little bit, but if I wasn't diagnosed with this, he probably wouldn't say, 'Hey come on stage.' Part of me was like, 'This is sweet.' And then another part of me is like, 'Well, that kind of sucked.' "
Today was a good day, he posted a photo of him and his newborn son with the tag line "...I am myself, like you somehow....": http://twitter.com/#!/team_gleason
Here is a good read about Gleason situation:
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/20 ... ero_s.html
PJ Excerpts:
The 14,000-mile trek ended in equally epic fashion at Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary show in East Troy, Wis., where Mike McCready invited him on stage to play tambourine during the encore.
The trip taxed the Gleasons physically and mentally. But both deemed it an overwhelming success.
"People ask all of the time, 'How does it feel?' " Gleason said. "I think about Pearl Jam. I know Mike (McCready). We kind of go back a little bit, but if I wasn't diagnosed with this, he probably wouldn't say, 'Hey come on stage.' Part of me was like, 'This is sweet.' And then another part of me is like, 'Well, that kind of sucked.' "
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Just thought I'd pass this along.
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And I betcha Mikey would have still brought him up on stage anyway...he's a local hero! haha
I donated to the cause and here is the website if you want more information or would like to make a donation.
http://www.teamgleason.org/?merchant_re ... rset=UTF-8