These Football Players Had A Message For A Schoolmate, And It Left Her Absolutely Overwhelmed

[Music] in September 2017 California and cheerleader Ashleigh Adam it's was gearing up for a game to encourage her high school football side to victory but the teen had no idea that the team had a very special message of support of their own unfortunately Adam it's had received some devastating news just a month before but the altruistic actions of the athletes that day made her feel like a winner before a ball had even been kicked a resident of the Northern California city of Redding adamance attended the nearby Foothill High School in Palo Cedro in 2017 the senior student was on the cheerleading squad for the school's football team known as the Cougars the side has a very proud history which is summed up in its fight song the lively lyrics run courage honor spirit skill these we believe in and win we will with this in mind Adam it's showed up for a September home fixture to lead the crowd and urging on the Cougars to show some courage honor spirit and skill on the field however she had received an unusual text concerning her time keeping not long beforehand the teen was used to turning up to her cheerleading commitments promptly so the content of the message puzzled her indeed Adam it's later spoke to local ABC affiliate a TV station KR CR about the cell phone communication and admitted that she had failed to read between the lines I got a text that said I needed to be on time she said I had no idea that the cheer team and the whole football team had kept that for me having donned her red white and black uniform adamance took her position at the end of the cheerleading line when the players walked down in procession carrying the team flag at their head Adam it's began to cheer them on like the rest of her crew however when the players reached her position they each took turns to deliver an overwhelming message each of the burly young sportsmen bulked out in their padded uniforms and helmets was carrying something very special for Adam it's all of the Cougars held a single orange rose as they processed along as the first footballer reached the cheerleaders position he bent down and tenderly laid his orange colored bud her feet initially Adam it seemed bemused and bewildered by the pre kickoff action however her reaction soon changed one of the light and disbelief as Cougar after Cougar lay down a bloom Adam its looked along the line and it appeared that every single member of the football high team was going to pay her the same honor as the full weight of the Cougars gesture began to sink in for Adam it's the team covered her face and did her very best not to cry I didn't even see the roses in their hand she told the local TV reporters at first I thought they were starting to bend over to tie his shoe and then I saw a rose in fact no fewer than 57 Foothill High players stood in line to pay floral tribute to Adam it's as the teen told KRC our that September unlike oh wow this is happening they were going to keep on coming I wanted to cry so what had motivated this mask team message and why did Adam its find the series of simple gestures so moving well the answer to both questions involve some terrible news that adamance had been coming to terms with since the previous month devastatingly for the spirited young sports fan and her friends and family she had been diagnosed with cancer early in August specifically Adam it's learned that she had contracted the chronic myeloid leukemia form of the dreaded disease chronic myeloid leukemia is a condition that affects the white blood cells produced in the body's bone marrow and adamance could consider herself doubly unlucky to be diagnosed with the disease it is highly unusual for someone of the cheerleading teenagers age to develop this kind of cancer as a matter of fact it is generally detected in people preparing to collect their pensions with the average age of sufferers being 64 these days chronic myeloid leukemia cancers treated with drugs which inhibit a protein producing enzyme and white blood cells called tyrosine kinase advance is made in the makeup of this medication since the turn of the century mercifully mean that more and more people are surviving the cancer according to a 2006 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine the survival rate for chronic myeloid leukemia after 5 years is an amazing 89% such was the rarity of adamance diagnosis it did not stay secret for long in such a small community as reading and its surroundings indeed the bad news spread as far as her high school football team in no time and Ryan Cayetano the Cougars team captain was hit hard consequently the considerate youngster decided to approach his team with the idea of doing something to show the support for the local cheerleader subsequently Cayetano was also interviewed by the reporters from KRC are adamant is part of the Krueger family so why not let her know that we're all here for her he reasoned I wanted to let that be known to everybody and especially to her for what she's going through Joey Brown Foothill High's coach was immensely gratified by his team's gesture however he later told CBS News that he was not surprised by the motivations behind it or indeed that it had been a cougar who came up with the concept Brown told the cameras we've always worked long at developing character as for the tear-jerking moment itself the coach went on to admit we had to check our emotions he explained how as a father himself and a friend to Adam it's the diagnosis had doubly affected him Brown declared to see our prayers do something like that for one of our own we were proud coaches proud fathers and proud fans that night our prayers are learning how a simple act of kindness can really impact millions indeed the Cougars kind and compassionate act certainly made its intended emotional impact in countless online viewers got to share in the magical moment thankfully as the players laid down their orange roses someone was in place to film the whole uplifting episode and once it was uploaded to the Internet the resulting video quickly went viral for her part Adam it's was profoundly moved by the giving gesture and was particularly appreciative of the orange rose selection it turns out that the color was the one chosen by advocates of leukemia awareness additionally adamance claims to have rewatched the rose laying video time and time again this was not all that surprising the team was going through some severely testing times and when enduring a serious illness such small reminders that other people care can mean a lot perhaps as a consequence of the Cougars efforts a crowdfunding page was subsequently set up for Adam it's and a considerable cash pile was amassed to provide financial support for the sick teenager and her family but that was by no means the end of the good news happily Adam it's responded well to the tyrosine kinase inhibitors she had been prescribed at the end of that emotional September day Adam it's took the Twitter with warm words for everyone involved I was shocked overwhelmed and overall speechless I can't thank you enough for making me cry tears of joy I love Foothill High School now 20 years old she has left her alma mater behind but presumably not the support of her peers hopefully adamance has a long and happy life to look forward to Co Ashley [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Music]

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Length: 8min 14sec (494 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 04 2018