Born and raised in Aldergrove, current NHL defenceman for the Las Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore, battled the San Jose Sharks in a special B次元官网网址淗ockey Fights CancerB次元官网网址� match Thursday night.
TheodoreB次元官网网址檚 own brush with the disease after a failed drug test this summer sparked the gameB次元官网网址檚 dedication. It was heightened hCG hormone levels that alerted doctors to testicular cancer.
It was the teamB次元官网网址檚 third game this season against the Sharks B次元官网网址� only this time, during pre-game warm-up Las Vegas players donned purple jerseys that were auctioned off with proceeds going towards early cancer detection.
B次元官网网址淭he fact that I found out early was the biggest key, and thatB次元官网网址檚 what IB次元官网网址檓 trying to push,B次元官网网址� Theodore said in a recent Golden KnightsB次元官网网址� interview.
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Theodore, now a survivor, continues to battle the stigma surrounding menB次元官网网址檚 testicular health both on and off the ice.
HeB次元官网网址檚 accompanied in the fight against cancer by another member of his family, his grandmother Kay Darlington.
The Theodore family, from Langley, recently found out that Darlington B次元官网网址� whose lived in Mexico for the past few decades B次元官网网址� is battling stage-four breast cancer, for the second time.
B次元官网网址淭he treatment she underwent in Mexico wasnB次元官网网址檛 working,B次元官网网址� explained TheodoreB次元官网网址檚 older sister Alyssa, also an avid hockey player.
It didnB次元官网网址檛 take long for the family, with the help of Golden Knights management, to rush Darlington to the aid of a specialized cancer centre near Theodore in Las Vegas.
B次元官网网址淭hey flew her and my mother in on a private jet from Mexico to Las VegasB次元官网网址� almost as soon as they heard the cancer had spread, Alyssa elaborated.
B次元官网网址淪he has a lot of life in her,B次元官网网址� she added.
The team even asked the grandmother to drop the puck at the Nov 21. gameB次元官网网址檚 ceremonial face-off at a packed T-Mobile arena.
B次元官网网址淲hen they reached out to her she had a couple of tears in her eye,B次元官网网址� Theodore admitted.
Theodore escorted Darlington out onto center ice in her purple jersey. She dropped the puck amidst a sea of cell phone lights and a roar of arena applause.
B次元官网网址淪hea Theodore doesnB次元官网网址檛 normally take faceoffs, but he took one tonight. And it was one heB次元官网网址檒l never forget,B次元官网网址� the Golden Knights posted to Twitter.
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The grandmother will soon undergo chemotherapy in her and her familyB次元官网网址檚 continued efforts to conquer the disease.
During the game, the Vegas Golden Knights Foundation presented a $75,000 check to pediatric cancer organizations.
Audience members took the opportunity to fill out B次元官网网址淚 fight forB次元官网网址� purple signs in support of their loved ones, and others, irreversibly impacted by cancer.
Las Vegas defenceman Jon Merrill held up an B次元官网网址淚 fight forB次元官网网址� purple sign that read TheodoreB次元官网网址檚 name.
Other teammates jotted down the name of their parents, friends, and others.
The Sharks beat the Golden Knights 2-1 in overtime.
The Vegas Golden Knights Foundation donated $75,000 to pediatric cancer charities in Nevada tonight!!
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