Less than five months after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma,
the Pittsburgh running back can see the finish line. The cancer is
retreating. His strength is returning. The relentless optimism that has
fueled his fight never in doubt."Things are falling into place now like before I even knew I had cancer," Conner said on Sunday after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted the St. Louis Cardinals the 2016 Major League opener.
Conner was rehabbing from a torn ligament in his right knee sustained in the 2015 opener against Youngstown State when his sluggishness turned into a stunning diagnosis in late-November. A series of draining chemotherapy treatments followed, though they are down to a precious few. Conner said he has three more to go, the last coming on May 9, just four days past his 21st birthday. If the ensuing PET scan comes up clean, Conner believes he'll be plenty ready by the time the Panthers host Villanova on Sept. 3.
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