Properly-respected College of Michigan fan and one-time soccer standout Dametrius ‘Meechie’ Walker just lately handed away after a two-year bout with most cancers.
Walker was an uber gifted defensive finish in highschool who had obtained scholarship presents from Kentucky, Michigan State, and different faculties round faculty soccer.
He was on his strategy to acquiring a scholarship Michigan, the varsity of his desires, when he was recognized with a kind of bone most cancers often known as Osteosarcoma.
Dametrius “Meechie” Walker handed away after a two-year bout with Osteosarcoma most cancers
The College of Michigan soccer program put up an official goodbye assertion to Walker
In accordance with mayoclinic.org, Osteosarcoma is a kind of bone most cancers that begins within the cells that kind bones. Osteosarcoma is most frequently discovered within the lengthy bones — extra usually the legs, however generally the arms — however it could begin in any bone. In very uncommon cases, it happens in smooth tissue outdoors the bone.
Walker initially had found a bump on the skin of his knee in November of 2020, earlier than enduring months of chemotherapy and ultimately having his leg amputated in April of 2021 in an try to cease the most cancers from persevering with to unfold.
After Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh realized of Walker’s struggle the workforce invited the previous recruit to attend a observe in August and be welcomed as a part of the Michigan soccer program.
Walker was as soon as a prized highschool recruit who obtained a number of Division 1 scholarship presents, earlier than his bout with most cancers ended his promising soccer profession
Walker and his household pose for image on sidelines throughout Michigan vs Maryland soccer sport
Walker’s mom Leona Bell advised ESPN: ‘Meechie was hurting so unhealthy that day. His complete physique was simply in excruciating ache and he simply smiled like nothing ever occurred. Like he wasn’t even in ache.’
His mom would go on to consult with his go to because the ‘miracle of Michigan,’ saying that it helped get up from the months of ache he had been experiencing.
Harbaugh would go on to ask Walker to the sport in opposition to Maryland that weekend, which the coach would additionally dedicate to the younger man often known as ‘Meechie.’
The followers having already heard about his story and the way a lot it meant to Walker to really feel like a part of the Wolverines workforce they greeted him with an incredible ovation when his title was introduced over the loudspeaker. The second was sufficient to trigger him to wipe tears from his eyes.
Walker and the Wolverines workforce have a good time a landing he was wheeled in for throughout observe
Walker meets Michigan soccer legend and former NFL defensive again Charles Woodson
