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Always had a lot of respect for Chris Spielman so I was a bit saddened
to hear that he lost his wife to breast cancer. It is a shame when
someone so relatively young dies prematurely. Sounds like she really
did a lot for cancer research and helping young women along the way.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Stefanie Spielman, the wife of NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman who led a public fight against breast cancer, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with the disease. She was 42.

Stefanie Spielman died at the family's home in Upper Arlington, surrounded by her family, said WBNS radio in Columbus, where Chris Spielman co-hosts a show.

"Stefanie has gone home to be with the Lord," Chris Spielman said in a statement released by the station. "For that, we celebrate, but with broken hearts. I want to thank everyone for their support over the last 12 years. Together, with your help, hopefully we made a difference in this fight."

Stefanie Spielman was 30 years old and three months pregnant in 1998 when she detected a lump in her breast. She later miscarried and discovered she had cancer. She survived four bouts with cancer before a fifth recurrence in March.

Chris Spielman was playing linebacker with the Buffalo Bills when he decided to give up football for a year to stay home with his wife and children. When his wife lost her hair because of chemotherapy treatments, he shaved his head.

"People say 'It's a great thing that you're doing,'" Chris Spielman said at the time. "I always say it would be a terrible thing if I didn't."

The Spielmans became advocates for breast-cancer detection and research, winning several awards for their dedication to the cause. They raised more than $6 million for breast cancer research at Ohio State, where she also had attended school, through the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research.

She helped form a support group for young women with breast cancer, hosted an annual event that honored cancer survivors and created a fund to help breast cancer patients and their families who struggled financially. She was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 2002 for her work.

"We have lost a leader in the fight against cancer," seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong said. "Stefanie was a living example of courage and strength to everyone around her."

Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel called Stefanie Spielman an inspiration.

"Stefanie has inspired the entire Buckeye nation and Columbus community with her courage and strength," Tressel said in a statement. "We will miss her and will always remember the lessons we learned from her. She will always be a special Buckeye."

Two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin, the president and CEO of the Ohio State Alumni Association, said Stefanie Spielman was a compassionate person who "took her personal struggle and used it as a platform to help other women battling breast cancer." He said the Ohio State community was "tremendously saddened" by her death.

Chris Spielman played 10 seasons in the NFL with the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills before retiring after a violent hit that left him momentarily paralyzed when he was with the Cleveland Browns.

Stefanie Spielman is survived by her husband and their four children, Madison, Noah, Macy and Audrey.

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Damn that's horrible. I probably shouldn't have read this story but did anyway.

I can't imagine - don't want to even try to understand the pain.

Very sad.

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Westwood One's "Thursday Night Football" crew of Ian Eagle, Boomer Esiason & Laura Okmin mentioned the passing of Stefanie during their broadcast last night and expressed their condolences right away.


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this is why i'm going to be single and alone forever. no kids...no wife...no dog...no emotion.

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doug - evergreen park wrote:
this is why i'm going to be single and alone forever. no kids...no wife...no dog...no emotion.


Doug, there's a quote about better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. Bullshit. I'd rather never have to suffer through what the Speilmans did. Or anyone does.

But we are who we are. The vows I took said for better or for worse, so I will have to face these type of situations head on and be strong enough to face the outcome.

I really need to be more active in a charity or something. There's no excuse.

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doug - evergreen park wrote:
this is why i'm going to be single and alone forever. no kids...no wife...no dog...no emotion.


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yeah, well there is fine print....
til death do us part, or until she gets bored with you... :wink:

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doug - evergreen park wrote:
yeah, well there is fine print....
til death do us part, or until she gets bored with you... :wink:



Pfft - are you kidding me? We past that stage a while ago.

My own flesh and blood daughter confines in her more than in me. I am so not the cool person in this family.

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I am so not the cool person in this family.



If it's any consolation Dave, I think you're.....something. :D

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Krazy Ivan wrote:
DegenerateDave wrote:
I am so not the cool person in this family.



If it's any consolation Dave, I think you're.....something. :D


Thanks Ivan!

Now if we just knew what that something was..

Irrelevant? Emo? Strangely attracted to females who may or may not be hermaphrodites?

Only time will tell.

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