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Alonzo Mourning: 'Resilience, Faith, Triumph'

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Alonzo Mourning Reacts to Kidney Disease Diagnosis

51 min 45 sec

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Professional basketball player Alonzo Mourning remembers when he was diagnosed with a rare life-threatening kidney disease.

The diagnosis of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis came in 2000, a moment when Mourning felt "invincible" and "on top of the world."
Alonzo Mourning Overcomes Disease, Inspires Others

04 min 12 sec

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Alonzo Mourning shares his personal triumph over the life-threatening kidney disease focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, illustrating the saying "there is a blessing in every lesson."

After overcoming the disease, Mourning became convinced that "in every adversity there is a seed of equivalent benefit."
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Duke D

Posted: 01.04.09, 03:13 PM

We are Not Alone in Our Journey !

This is an extremely inspirational story.I was particularly touched by it due to the fact that over the past eight years I have experienced several life threatening diseases. Begining in 2002 with colorectal cancer and after several years followed by experiencing a quadrupal bypass. I have come through these with the assistance and talent of many wonderful people. All of my strength was not internal. A lot of it came to me from outside sources From all the wonderful nurses and Doctors that I've met on this journey to all the friends who joined me in support, to all the friends who I've made along the way; each of them has enabled me to maintain a positive approach to survivorship.I owe a great debt to all of them for helping me through this dark time with a bright and positive outlook. For each of them I'm eternally grateful. Mr. Mournings short speech simply added to this feeling and reinforced my belief in maintaining a positive approach to life and to understand that We ARE NOT ALONE. To quote Nietczhie,"Whatever does not destroy me, makes me stronger !"