Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Lions great Alex Karras near death [View all]
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2012/10/08/lions-great-alex-karras-ill/1621811/Friends of Alex Karras say the former Lions great suffered kidney failure in the last two weeks and has been given only a few days to live.
Tom McInerney, owner of McInerney's Woodhaven Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and a friend of Karras' since the 1950s, said Karras' wife, Susan Clark, told him of her husband's failing health in a 15-minute phone call this morning.
"I got a call from Susan last Wednesday or Thursday that he was in the hospital," McInerney said. "
His kidneys) gave out on him and legs swelled up and his ankles swelled up and arms, so she said it doesn't look good. They figured probably a couple weeks.tr
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read