Please Read RHP - Jeff Hann fighting Cancer!

Matt: Thanks for the heads up..

Horrible. My thoughts and prayers are with Jeff and his family. Having lost my oldest son (26) almost 2 years ago to this terrible disease I have an idea of what they are going through. Keep fighting Jeff, just keep fighting.

Thanks....we will pray for Jeff....and send a donation.....

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Hello All,

First and foremost, all our best wishes and prayers to this young man and his family.

Here in the seacoast of Nh, we have seen more of this in young athletes that I ever thought I would see personally.

My son got a great opportunity to play American Legion ball as 15 yr old when a returning player, Jayson Whitehouse was drafted as an outfielder by the LA Dodgers. My son had a great tryout, but was told that he was #19 on an 18 man roster. The coach knew there was a good chance that Jayson would be drafted, so he told us to wait a few days to see the outcome of the draft before joining another team. Three days later Jayson got the call of a lifetime. My son got a chance to play up with the older boys, which was a great learning experience for him.

Unfortunately, Jayson never got to enjoy his biggest day as a baseball player. Just days after the draft he felt ill at home and when he was taken to the hospital, it was discovered he had Burkitt's Lymphoma, a very rare form of non-Hodgkins cancer. He had 5 tumors, one which pressed up against the optic nerve and caused him to loss sight in his right eye.

He has battled hard the chemo and is now cancer free and his blood work is virtually normal. The sight in his eye however has not returned, He now coaches AAU ball and gives lesson at a facility in Portsmouth, NH. My son has taken a couple of agility classes with him and all I can say about this remarkable young man is he is the ultimate class act. We should all face adversity with the grace and dignity that this young gentleman did.


As tough a time as Jayson had, our local area has suffered two cancer realted death of HS athletes over the past year or so. In our town, we had a young basketball player (15) die from lukemia a little over a year ago while he waiting for a sucessful bone marrow match.

Almost exactly a year ago, a young HS baseball player from a rival school collapsed at a game and also died suddenly from an agressive lukemia.

People who know me know I am not an overly religious man, but I do thank God that my wife and I were blessed with a very heathly son. From the experiences we have had here, I try hard to cherish every day, even when the inevitable father-son disputes take place. Jayson's situation as well as Jeff Hann's show us how quickly even the best conditoned athletes can find themselves battling for their lives.

Again, All the hopes and prayers from my family go out to Jeff. Hang in there and fight hard.

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Movin' this very worthy thread up....with prayers and merit...

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Prayers to Jeff - and to any other young people fighting this horrible illness...

Our prayers are with all of the people mentioned in this thread.

Jeff...we're all pulling for you...you're a keeper!

California folks...keep us posted...thanks.

Prayers from Florida

Posters living near Fountain Valley...please see the California forum for information on a fundraiser this weekend. Thank you

I can not imagine what this young man must be dealing with. It makes baseball seem pretty unimportant in comparison.

Our prayers and support are extended to him for a full recovery.