Good George Diaz story in the Orandlo Sentinel about ESPN GameDay foil/legend Lee Corso, who just also happens to be an ex-U of L and ex-Indiana head football coach, who is battling back from a stroke he suffered in May.
Excerpt:
The diagnosis was a mild stroke. The adjective was a life-saver. Corso saw it for himself, as he began his rehabilitation to heal his body and mind. Others in that room, scarred for life, weren’t so lucky.
“I read this book that said ‘if you survive a stroke,’” Corso said. “Hello – if you survive a stroke. They used the word survive. That scared the crap out of me. You don’t read, ‘if you survive a broken leg.’”
Corso is surviving. One day, one word, one sentence, one conversation, at a time.
Nearly three months later, Corso is piecing his life together again. He’s graduated from physical therapy but remains in occupational and speech therapy. The stroke affected his right side. He is learning to write all over again, just like he’s learned to talk all over again.
Good luck, Lee.
I hope Corso is well enough to do Gameday this year. I can’t imagine what Saturday morning would be like without him putting on his mascot head! Best of luck to him in his recovery.