A Gift for Ron: Friendship and Sacrifice on and Off the Gridiron

Descriere: After thirteen seasons as an NFL star, Everson Walls retired to his hometown of Dallas, Texas. He and former Cowboys teammate Ron Springs worked together on charities, their families became close, and they became godfathers to each other's children. But, as time passed, Ron could no longer conceal the ravaging effects of his diabetes. Before Walls knew it, his friend's simple medical procedures had become amputations and dialysis. It didn't matter that Ron was a former football star. It didn't matter that he was still full of life. Ron was like everyone else in the dialysis center: He was dying.
In A Gift for Ron, Walls tells the moving story of how he witnessed the suffering of Ron and his family. He also recounts their years of friendship against the backdrop of their football careers. Ron had always been willing, never afraid, to take up someone else's cause. Regardless of the consequences. Walls was to remember this life lesson on the day he heard that a potential kidney donor had fallen through for his friend--and also learned that he and Ron shared something truly precious: a blood type. Bolstered by his faith, Walls finally understood his only option--to donate a kidney to save his friend's life.
Ultimately, A Gift for Ron is much more than the story of two pro football stars. It is about being a teammate, being a leader, being a friend. Most of all, it is about how one friend made another realize that to be lucky in life does not necessarily mean to receive gifts, but to be able to give them.

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