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Remember the mediocre Bengals DT whose kid has cancer?Devon Still posted:“That moment you get the best news you've ever received and don't know what to do so you just flex!! We got Leah's MIBG Scans back tonight and the doctors told us they didn't see any active disease in her body!!! We still have to wait for her MRI and bone biopsy results later this week. But the doctors feel very optimistic about them because of the results from today. So for now we celebrate!! #LeahStrong #PrayersWork #ThankYouEveryOne #ImSoHappyIFeelNumb #BeatCancer.” 
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Mar 18, 2015 03:32
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hooray 
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Mar 18, 2015 03:34
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I remember this, it was a pretty touching moment. That kid is really adorable, it's nice to hear good news.
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Mar 18, 2015 03:35
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I don't give a poo poo if he was the crappiest player ever, I'm so glad the Bengals helped him and his family out and I hope his daughter makes a full recovery. gently caress cancer. gently caress pediatric cancer.
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Mar 18, 2015 03:39
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Yeah, same. That said, the two games I knew for sure she attended were two of the three worst losses. 
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Mar 18, 2015 03:42
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That rocks. I can't even begin to imagine what going through that was like for the little girl. I can imagine what it was like for Devon as her father, and being essentially powerless to help your child sucks rear end more than anything in life. So happy for that whole family. And my god, it is such a breath of fresh air to hear positive news. A kid didn't die, a parent did the right things and not the wrong things, and an NFL team was classy. In this day and age that seems like a media hat trick.
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Mar 18, 2015 03:59
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That owns. Way to go, Leah 
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Mar 18, 2015 05:32
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Still was a dope loving college player and I'm glad she beat the odds. This is absolutely phenomenal in a sea of poo poo
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Mar 18, 2015 05:56
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I guess they can survive the PR hit of cutting him now
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Mar 18, 2015 06:22
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They offered him a one-year deal for super cheap because he's pretty bad. But this news is amazing. 
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Mar 18, 2015 13:04
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Intruder posted:I guess they can survive the PR hit of cutting him now I mean, they kept him on for the sole purpose of allowing him to keep his insurance so his daughter could be treated. I think they avoided any PR nightmare from the get go.
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Mar 18, 2015 14:42
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That's insane. People were talking like she was more than likely going to die, right?
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Mar 18, 2015 15:05
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Ehud posted:That's insane. People were talking like she was more than likely going to die, right?
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Mar 18, 2015 18:26
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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
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Mar 18, 2015 18:33
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I too am all for children not being dead. Beating cancer is as good as beating the Steelers.
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Mar 18, 2015 20:58
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What clearly matters here is how good of a football player he is. Way to go kid, hope she makes a full recovery.
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Mar 18, 2015 21:18
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That's great to hear and Cincinnati Children's is a top tier pediatric hospital so the money raised will be put to good use.
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Mar 22, 2015 04:59
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OneThousandMonkeys posted:What clearly matters here is how good of a football player he is. Has he paid child support yet? http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/devon-still-responds-to-child-support-allegations-203941527.html
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Mar 24, 2015 16:51
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Chichevache posted:Has he paid child support yet? They have reached an agreement.
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Mar 24, 2015 17:11
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that is good
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Mar 24, 2015 17:23
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Just a little feel good update: https://instagram.com/p/0qgNthp6qr/ June 2, 2014 and March 25, 2015 are days I will remember for the rest of my life. As everyone probably knows, June 2nd was the day doctors walked into the waiting room to tell me my daughter had cancer. It was the most devastating day of my life. March 25th , however, is feeling like the best day of my life. Today we received news from Leah's oncologist that her cancer, stage four neuroblastoma, is officially in REMISSION! After 296 days of day dreaming about what it would feel like to hear the doctors say my daughter is in remission, I finally know the feeling. Funny thing is there is really no way of describing it because I never knew this feeling existed. When I look at my daughter all I can do is smile and hug her. It was not easy but every day, and every treatment Leah fought like hell and kicked cancers butt! I'm so proud and blessed to call her my daughter. She has made an impact on me and on the world, at the age of four, that I can only wish to make in a lifetime. Thank you to my family and friends for the support through all those tough days. Thank you to everyone who has sent a letter to give Leah and our family motivation to keep fighting, a toy that helped Leah get through her days in the hospital, and more importantly a prayer that helped God hear our cries for healing. Thank you to the doctors at CHOP for putting together the best plan of action for my daughter. Thank you to Child Life members Sarah, Laura, and Lindsey for really turning what could be a scary place into a place where Leah would enjoy going because she knew she would have fun with you guys. Thank you to the Bengals for taking on my situation and standing by me and my family and for helping to raise money to fight pediatric cancer. To every media outlet and persons that helped raise much needed awareness, thank you. Leah is not done with treatments yet. She still needs more to make sure the cancer cells do not return and to build back up her immune system and other damage from the chemo but I know my little warrior will get through it! #FistBump #LeahStrong #BeatCancer #TheFightAgainstChildhoodCancerIsFarFromOver #ThrowingTheBiggestKidPartyEver #WaitForIt
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Mar 25, 2015 21:43
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Intruder posted:I guess they can survive the PR hit of cutting him now So far the Bengals handled this about as well as any organization possibly could have. They deserve praise too.
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Mar 26, 2015 11:37
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Seriously. I don't know what else they could have done. Still was probably the single worst player on the team last year, his daughter needing insurance was the only reason he stayed.
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Mar 26, 2015 13:27
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Eifert Posting posted:Seriously. I don't know what else they could have done. Still was probably the single worst player on the team last year, his daughter needing insurance was the only reason he stayed. Cut him anyway but hook him up with some off-field job. Mike Brown could seize the PR opportunity of the century by covering her treatment out of his own pocket. Win-win, and then maybe you guys would win more.
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Mar 26, 2015 14:37
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Setting aside that the guy evidently wants to be a football player, not an assistant water boy, I don't think the player at the bottom of anyone's roster is winning or losing them games
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Mar 26, 2015 15:09
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The Bengals would have cut him if he was like a poo poo awful liability. He wasn't good but keeping him on the roster wasn't a pure charity case since he was often on the active roster.
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Mar 26, 2015 15:12
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football fuckerman posted:Setting aside that the guy evidently wants to be a football player, not an assistant water boy, I don't think the player at the bottom of anyone's roster is winning or losing them games Well he should probably be better at the game of football if he wants to keep playing it. Hopefully next season his daughter won't have cancer, so he can try to stand on his own merits. One of the reasons the Hawks just lost the Super Bowl was because of poor depth. Better backups and role players can make all the difference in the world.
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Mar 26, 2015 15:14
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You seem to be losing sight of the supposed reason he was kept on the team this year, and like Goetta said if he was some kind of dead weight they could have listed him as inactive every week
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Mar 26, 2015 15:32
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football fuckerman posted:You seem to be losing sight of the supposed reason he was kept on the team this year, and like Goetta said if he was some kind of dead weight they could have listed him as inactive every week I was merely proposing an alternative way the Bengals could have handled this. Just killing time in the offseason man, don't lose sight of that.
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Mar 26, 2015 16:03
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They've announced she's officially in remission.
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Mar 30, 2015 13:53
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Remission can mean a lot of different things, and doesn't always mean the patient is cancer free - in fact it usually doesn't.
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Mar 30, 2015 14:19
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drat let's feel good for a second before bringing it down.
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Mar 30, 2015 15:58
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Well that Instagram post above sure as hell sounds like the cancer is gone, at least momentarily. Obviously there's still more to do, but it's unequivocal good news regardless.
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Mar 31, 2015 00:52
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Cancer free is good news and all, but lets not forget that everyone dies eventually and that oblivion will at some point consume us all.
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Mar 31, 2015 02:28
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Goetta posted:Cancer free is good news and all, but lets not forget that everyone dies eventually and that oblivion will at some point consume us all. I believe you are looking for e/n
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Mar 31, 2015 02:30
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Also the world is ridiculously overpopulated and every first world resident who grows to adulthood is categorically worse for the planet than one who dies in childhood in almost every metric. Everyone would be better off if you had died of cancer as a kid. When does loving training camp start? Eifert Posting fucked around with this message at 02:03 on Apr 1, 2015 |
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Apr 1, 2015 02:00
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Maybe a million third world kids could die instead or something a million more than the ones that are already going to die i mean gotta look out for #1
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Apr 1, 2015 05:29
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65uSh-bWpyM
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Apr 26, 2015 20:34
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The scouting reports on that play are going to be brutal.
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I looked at the video again and I'm pretty sure the offense has too many men on the field
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