About to Lose His Eyesight, Cancer Survivor Jake Olson, 12, Gets Support From His Favorite Team

A kid has cancerous tumors in both eyes, one eye was removed and the other eye was saved through treatment.

Cancer reappears eigtht times, and he is able to beat it.

Cancer comes back yet again, and he must have his only functioning eye removed.

His favorite football team is the USC Trojans, and head coach Pete Carroll gave the 12-year-old a chance to see everything he wanted about the program before losing his vision for ever.

He even got to meet his favorite player . . . a lineman.

Read/watch the segment here, you’ll be amazed by his attitude.

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One Response to About to Lose His Eyesight, Cancer Survivor Jake Olson, 12, Gets Support From His Favorite Team

  1. Richard says:

    I watched this on sportscenter last week. Jake has a great attitude. I have never been for or against USC, but after watching this I find it hard to root against them.

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