Broken Bone Saves HS Quarterback's Life

[duckman]

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Guthrie QB's life saved by broken collarbone

By Angela Buckelew
NEWS 9

The following is a script from a NEWS 9 broadcast


You're a junior backup quarterback who just got his big break.

Once on the field, though, you get injured. The worst day of your life?

In this case, it ended up being this young man's "lucky break."

The Blue Jays are winners on the field and off.

An injury sent back-up quarterback Kale Powell into the game, but just 12 plays later he broke his collarbone.

It ended up being the best break of his life, considering what the X-ray found: a cancerous mass in his shoulder.

Guthrie's student body tackled the problem, selling these wrist bands and raising $2,500 to help Kale with his medical expenses.

Doctors told Kale he would have died in three to four weeks had the cancer not been found when it was.

OU head coach Bob Stoops has visited Kale at Children's Hospital and they've become friends.

Kale hopes to finish treatment and return to the Guthrie football field next year, then on to OU to play for Bob Stoops.

[Cuckoo]

I brought this up a couple of months ago, back when it first happened. This is a really great story, amazing.

Edit: Of course, I gave it one of those nondescript, cheesy thread titles, I think.

[samifan24]

That is an incredible and heartwarming story. I'm glad he made it out alright. God works in mysterious ways.

[Glengoyne]

Wow a cancerous mass that would have killed him in a matter of weeks if undiscovered. I had no freaking clue such a thing was even possible.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Glengoyne

Wow a cancerous mass that would have killed him in a matter of weeks if undiscovered. I had no freaking clue such a thing was even possible.

Possible and happens all the time. I've known several people in the prime of life that had cancer diagnosed and where dead with in two weeks. Scary, scary stuff.