Pat Summitt has early onset dementia

• TigerNation10

  

  http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/6889143/tennessee-lady-vols-pat-summitt-spent-life-fighting-uphill-battles
  
  http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/6889685/pat-summitt-legacy-extends-far-court-tennessee-lady-vols
  
  http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/6889790/pat-summitt-inspires-others-discussing-early-onset-dementia
  
  Sad story.
• gerb131

  

  Dang maybe her and Dean Smith can strategize together. But yea pretty sad at least they got it early.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Sad news. But she will continue to coach.
• Little Danny

  

  Greatest female coach of all time--- by a mile. Prayers to her and her family.
• bigkahuna

  The only thing I worry about is she is such a hard nosed/proud person, and she stays at it long after she should.
  
  On the other hand, she might have the ability to realize that she's got to step down for the good of the program and ride off into the sunset as one of if not the most successful basketball coaches in the game period.
• TigerNation10

  

  bigkahuna;872940 wrote:The only thing I worry about is she is such a hard nosed/proud person, and she stays at it long after she should.
  
  On the other hand, she might have the ability to realize that she's got to step down for the good of the program and ride off into the sunset as one of if not the most successful basketball coaches in the game period.

  
  That's what one of articles talks about though. The doctors are glad she isn't stepping away "into the sunset" like many others have. Remaining active will help with this disease.
• Hb31187

  

  Maybe this will help her forget that nobody cares about womens basketball