UW-Whitewater is home to one of the most, NCAA III football
programs in the country. As fans we focus
each season on Warhawk wins and championships won.
Over the years I have bad allowed to get ‘inside the circle”
as publisher of warhawkfootball.com
beginning in 2004. That was the year
that Trey Bell was a senior All-American corner cornerback on the UW-Whitewater
football team.
Once I got inside ‘that circle’ I started to realize that I
was covering not just a football team but a band
of brothers. I had heard the term Once
a Warhawk - Always a Warhawk. It was beginning with that ’04 team that I
first began to understand the true meaning of that phrase.
In September of 2014, Trey was diagnosed with stage IV Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma., a cancer in the immune system.
Led by Trey’s former teammate Jim Lesczynski a GO FUND ME fundraising drive for his
former UW-Whitewater teammate.
While Trey’ cancer I currently in remission, Bell continues
to experience back pain, stomach problems and digestive issues, side effects he
said he'll continue to experience for the foreseeable future.
"There's concern that it may recur in the next year or two, so my doctors want to make sure to keep an eye on me," Bell said. "I don't have any other treatments as of now."
"There's concern that it may recur in the next year or two, so my doctors want to make sure to keep an eye on me," Bell said. "I don't have any other treatments as of now."
14 months in, the staggering medical bills continue to
mount.
Trey indicated on Thursday night how much he has been
‘lifted’ by the tremendous emotional support he has received from so many here
in southern Wisconsin.
That support will be on center stage today with the launch
of the Gloves Off-Supporting The Battle Tested cancer public awareness
campaign.
Gloves Off-Supporting The Battle Tested T-shirts are going to
be sold in the Perkins Stadium parking lots today prior to the Warhawks taking on UW-Stout. A win would virtually
clinch a playoff berth for the two-time defending NCAA III National Champions.
”Without the support from all of you through these trying times this fight would have been a lot harder,” Bell says. ”The fight is what you make it and with whom you make it with. You kept me focused and ready everyday and for that I was never alone.”
“As a result of my recent great news and the out pour of
support. We have decided to start a movement that will start at the University of Whitewater on the 14th of November.”
“This event: no matter the size of donations will help my
family and I pay off this relentless disease and begin to write a new chapter
in our lives.”
”So thank you Whitewater family and friends for always having my back”
”I hope that you will join us in years to come as we continue our fight with "Gloves Off" to help multiple families each year who have been dealt such hands and could use a little HELP. there are several diseases out there that deserve our respect and attention. and I for one am ready to give it to them.”
”Please join us as we take ours gloves off to fight!”
”So thank you Whitewater family and friends for always having my back”
”I hope that you will join us in years to come as we continue our fight with "Gloves Off" to help multiple families each year who have been dealt such hands and could use a little HELP. there are several diseases out there that deserve our respect and attention. and I for one am ready to give it to them.”
”Please join us as we take ours gloves off to fight!”
ONCE A WARHAWK, ALWAYS AWARHAWK!
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