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Minnesota Vikings defensive end Kenechi Udeze, diagnosed earlier this year with leukemia, already is in remission, according to the Associated Press.
He learned on Wednesday that his blood and bone marrow are cancer-free. “I just kept my faith, and here we are today,” Udeze said.
Udeze also has found a bone-marrow donor for a future transplant. It’s his older brother, Thomas Barnes.
Even though he’s still undergoing chemotherapy twice per week, Udeze isn’t ruling out a return to the field in 2008.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Hope he gets back as soon as possible…..Always good to hear when someone fights cancer and wins….All the best Udeze!!!
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April 18th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
I could care less if he plays…… I just hope that he gets well…. If he can beat the cancer that is nothing short of a miraculous turn around…. So if he returns great..But hearing that the cancer has gone into remission is aboulutly wonderful…..
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April 18th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Congrats Kenechi! Hopefully NFL Films will have the footage to do a story on his inspirational story.
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April 19th, 2008 at 12:01 am
Hopefully it stays in remission. Completely.
Many best wishes and prayers to Udeze’s health.
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April 19th, 2008 at 12:40 am
This is great news, and I’m not even a Vikes fan!
Best of luck Udeze for a speedy and complete recovery.
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April 19th, 2008 at 1:20 am
Godspeed brother.
I wish you the best !!!!
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April 19th, 2008 at 3:45 am
Fighting cancer and winning is a great time! Its time to celebrate if this is true and he keeps on testing negative for cancer!!! On a side note could you imagine, the Williams Wall+Jared Allen+Udeze!!!???? No one would run on those guys and Allen would have 1 vs 1 on the outside its soooo sweeeeeeet
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April 19th, 2008 at 8:29 am
I wish there were more stories like this for the NFL.
This helps offset the daily arrest reports & the antics of d-bags like Chad Johnson.
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April 19th, 2008 at 9:11 am
It is great to see people triumphing over adversity. I wish him great health and a long, happy, prosperous life.
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April 19th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Don’t overplay the news. It is great to hear, especially about as nice a guy as Keneche is, with a good family (his wife had a daughter 4 months ago) and at his young age. Treatment for acute leukemia in a young and otherwise health person usually causes it go into remission after the initial courses. The marrow transplant is then applied to try to keep it there; it is good that he has a solid donor, that brings his overall odds up.
But forget football- we want Keneche to be one of the 50% who are alive in 5 years, and not wear him down playing a game.
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