SPORTSbyBROOKS.com posted a sad, but touching story Wednesday of a young Wisconsin girl named Dyan Orr, who lost her life due to a long battle with a very rare lymphatic disorder called Gorham’s Vanishing Bones Disease.
Young Dyan was a huge Notre Dame fan and her favorite player was former Fighting Irish and current Cleveland Browns’ quarterback Brady Quinn.
Upon hearing of her condition, Brady personally called Dyan, and the resulting conversation was what she said was the greatest moment of her life.
Just a few hours before she died today, her parents took her out of her hospital room and to the flower shop, where they bought her one last gift – a copy of Men’s Health magazine, featuring Quinn on the cover.
Even though this is a sad story, it’s nice to hear about an athlete who actually took the time to do something good for someone else. For more information about Dyan – who agreed to donate her body to research to help find a cure – please visit her website.
