jake olson doesn t look at football like his teammates. in fact, he can t see the game at all. the long snapper for the university of southern california is blind. when i was eight months old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer. when the doctors found my cancer, it was completely taking over my left eye. the greatest fear is the cancer spreading through the optic nerve through the brain. to save his life, doctors removed that eye. jake endured chemotherapy and laser treatment to save the right one, but the cancer kept coming back. after about eight times of that happening, you know, the doctors finally said, listen, we pretty much exhausted all treatment options. jake was 12 when he found out he would lose his other eye. but former usc head coach pete carroll heard jake s story. he knew the boy was a huge life long fan and invited him to meet the team. that team was definitely my darkest hours, something i ll
always be grateful for. despite losing his eyesight, jake played football in high school. a lot is just feel. last year he brought that talent to usc as walk-on player for his beloved team. i went in to play football with the mentality i had nothing to lose. life s unfair, it s taught me to keep fighting. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting.
jake endured e chemo and laser treatment to save the right one. but the cancer kept coming back. after about eight times of that happening, the doctors finally said, listen, we pretty much exhausted all treatment options. he was 12 when he found out he would lose his other eye. . but former usc head coach pete carroll heard jake s story. he knew the boy was a huge lifelong fan and invited him to meet the team. that team was there for me in the darkest hour. it s something i will always be grateful for. jake played football in high school despite losing his sight. a lot of it is just feel. he brought that talent to usc as a walk on player for his beloved team. i went in to playing football that i had nothing to lose. life is unfair and taught me to keep fighting. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn.
she s now being extradited as you can see the location there. she s back in fort worth, texas. as i mentioned, ethan couch still fighting that return trip home. since he was young jake olson has been a huge usc football fan. when he lost his sight, he thought his dreams of playing the sport were sidelined but he refused to give up. dr. sanjay gupta has his story in this turning point. jake olson doesn t look at football like his teammates. in fact, he can t see the game at all. the long snapper for the university of southern california is blind. when i was 8 months old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer. when the doctors found my ka cancer, it was e completely taken over my left eye. the fear is the cancer spreading to the brain. to save his life, doctors removed that eye.