Pat Summitt suffering from dementia (UT Womens' Basketball Coach)

[sinkingfeeling]

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/08/cbs-report-pat-summitt-suffering-from-dementia/1

Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt has been diagnosed with dementia.

Dan Fleser of govolsextra.com reports that the Hall of Famer was diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic.

The 59-year-old Summitt has won eight national titles, 1,071 games with the Vols and coached an Olympic gold medal team. She is currently planning to coach this season.

[Lint Head]

1. That's sad. She was born and went to school just a few miles from us.

[Uncle Joe]

2. That's a shame, she is one hell of a great coach.

I wish Pat and her family strength and healing through this ordeal.

Thanks for the thread, sinkingfeeling.

[RamboLiberal]

6. +1 one helluva a coach

Done a lot for women's sports & basketball. Hope she can keep this at bay for a long time.

[MountainLaurel]

3. So sad

Well, it's sad when anyone is diagnosed with dementia (well, I'd put a caveat in there for Reagan and some choice others).

[KamaAina]

4. Even Huskies fans hate to hear this

well, most of us, anyway. :-)

[Jankyn]

5. Wow...

...this is heartbreaking.

She, C. Vivian Stringer, and Tara Vandeveer have done so much to advance not only the sport, but the status of women.

Summitt has a 100% graduation rate at Tennessee. Over 38 years, that's a lot of bright, competitive women sent out into the world with a good education.

I'll keep a good thought for her.

[Brickbat]

7. And so young. Nature is cruel.