Devon Still’s Heartbreaking Update on His Daughter’s Cancer Battle
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Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images(CINCINNATI) — Cincinnati Bengals player Devon Still delivered some heartbreaking news on his Instagram account this weekend: His daughter’s battle with cancer is not yet over.
“I wanted to hear so bad that my daughter’s cancer was gone and when I didn’t it hurt me bad,” Still wrote Sunday. “I couldn’t even bring myself to tell my family the results without breaking down. I honestly just wanted to shut down from every one.
“But I understand that blessing don’t happen when I want them to, they happen when they’re suppose to. So we are going to keep faith and keep fighting no matter what. #LeahStrong #BeatCancer.”
Still, 25, a defensive tackle, had originally been cut from the Bengals roster, but once the team learned his daughter had stage 4 cancer, they re-signed him to their practice squad. He was later placed on the active roster.
Leah underwent surgery and chemotherapy after doctors found a cancerous growth in her abdomen in June, according to ABC News affiliate WCPO-TV.
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