Lauren Hill was a regular high school athlete who had a dream to play college basketball. Then she got cancer.
Sometimes this can be beaten and stories of achievement after recovery can be inspiring.
Lauren’s cancer is terminal. She knew that but she still wanted to be part of the team at Mount St Joseph. She trained, her team mates supported her and with only months to live she fulfilled her dream on Sunday.
The game was moved forward two weeks to give her the best chance of playing despite a worsening condition and stars of US sport including Lebron James leant their encouragement. 10,000 people packed the college stadium and this is what happened next…
