Cardinals Help Lift 9-Year-Old's Spirits
by Mike Rutherford on Feb 8, 2012 7:53 AM EST
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PrintA cool story from Monday night to brighten your Wednesday morning.
Nine-year-old Blake is a huge Cards fan who was born with a serious heart condition called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS
Obviously, it's been a difficult stretch for Blake, but his spirits were brightened significantly on Monday when he was able to attend the U of L/UConn game and then meet some of the players in the locker room afterward.
He brought Ian Klarer's team drawing with him, and the following is what took place.
At the game:
Getting some ink from F-Dub:
CS5:
GORGS:
The King:
LOVE this shot with a tie-less Pitino:
Classic Peyton:
Good stuff, fellas.
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Great stuff.
This makes me more proud for our team than any win on the court could do. Well done guys.
by Card_in_Bama on Feb 8, 2012 8:14 AM EST via mobile reply actions
My eyes might have just welled up a lil bit.
Especially when I saw him holding the Kings hand. I for real love all of these pictures.
makes my heart happy
"You are not your job, you're not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You are not your fucking khakis. You are all singing, all dancing crap of the world."
by rockchickpeg on Feb 8, 2012 8:48 AM EST via Android app reply actions
Today's going to be a good day, thanks to Blake.
I have a space heater that I cannot function without under my desk at work. It runs all year round (even in the summer time), and serves as a pacifier and a noise maker when I make calls I don’t want anyone to hear. Well it died today. Apart of me is lost, but hearing Blake’s story and seeing the pictures warmed my heart to a degree that I don’t even realize my feet are cold.
You have to love this team.
Glad they could help make Blake’s day brighter.
Good stuff.
Gotta love it when a team and University comes together to do something for their community like this. A former WVU player and current Chicago Bears player recently did something similar for a kid and it makes me as happy as can be to see players reaching out to kids like this.
Kudos to the Cards and Card Nation for likely making that the best day of this kid’s life.
"that place laid the foundation for who I am. A lot of outsiders make fun of it and say negative things about West Virginia. Fuck them" - Jerry West
by MountaineerAirman on Feb 8, 2012 9:26 AM EST reply actions
Best Night Ever
I’m Blake’s cousin and i wanted to share that his mom was texting me while this was going on, and she said the players were SO nice, and Blake was on Cloud 9 the entire time. When I called the university to see if Blake could get a few autographs, I spoke with Mark Lieberman — he was SO nice and without hesitation said Blake could definitely meet them after the game. My cousin also said Mark was “completely awesome!” Blake feels like a super star, and I’m just glad he had something to take his mind off the bad stuff. I’m really proud to be a Cards fan!
On his way home Blake said “Best night ever.” :) Thanks, everyone, for the kind words!
by scrone on Feb 8, 2012 9:32 AM EST reply actions 12 recs
Thanks for this inside info. Makes the story even better.
All our best to Blake.
by Carolina Cardinal on Feb 8, 2012 9:46 AM EST up reply actions
Also, Blake wants to be a Sumo Wrestler when he grows up
hahah random fact for you. he is hilarious!
they are really adorable
but the one with Pitino is kind of creepy, they both have the how I met your mother nice smile, creepy eye thing going. The story brightend my day though
adorable on all counts.
good health to Blake.
by Justin Gingey Smith on Feb 8, 2012 9:46 AM EST reply actions
I love Peyton siva/kid moments.
Always silly. Always amazing.
RUSS SMITH's #1 fan.
by aaron Peck on Feb 8, 2012 12:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
The bug that took all of SB Nation down was apparently centered around FanPosts
They’re off the front page of every site on the network, but you can still access all of them by going to the FanPost section.
Still not sure what exactly happened. Waiting for a post-mortem from the tech team.
by Mike Rutherford on Feb 8, 2012 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
This is such an aweome story, thanks for sharing it
Wishing the best for Blake!
Awesome of the guys!
also, where can you get those team drawing posters?
by PS3theFuture on Feb 8, 2012 12:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Leaning Down For A Kid's Photograph Gorgui Dieng
/Top 10
by quiet cardinal on Feb 8, 2012 12:41 PM EST via mobile reply actions 3 recs
Let me try again
Is there anywhere you can obtain the Ian Klarer Louisville cardinal poster? Thanks
Not only
… is Blake my cousin, but Ian Klarer is my boyfriend so I can help. But I’m not too familiar with how the blog works so is there a way to send a private message about this?
LOL then youre
going to end up being everyones best friend :)
"You are not your job, you're not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You are not your fucking khakis. You are all singing, all dancing crap of the world."
I was the first to ask
email me at
matthew1090@mac.com
Thanks!
by PS3theFuture on Feb 8, 2012 6:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I would just say this
If he decided to sell those (maybe even some proceeds going to charity) I would be happy to buy. I need that framed for my man room! Thanks again!
by PS3theFuture on Feb 8, 2012 9:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
YES.
If he eventually has them available for sale let us know. I would also like to buy one. Bmfran01@gmail.com Thanks.
Not only
… is Blake my cousin, but Ian Klarer is my boyfriend so I can help. But I’m not too familiar with how the blog works so is there a way to send a private message about this?
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