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New coach, same last name - Klint Pleasant, right, grew up at Rochester College, where his father, Garth, coached for 38 seasons.
New coach, same last name - Klint Pleasant, right, grew up at Rochester College, where his father, Garth, coached for 38 seasons.
FOR THE NEW BASKETBALL COACH at Rochester College, following in his father’s footsteps presents a challenge, but it’s nothing compared to the test he endured off the court.
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Sign this. And quick.
It was 3 a.m., and Klint Pleasant’s wife, Rachel, was drifting in and out of consciousness — a golf-ball-sized tumor in her brain about to explode.
“Sign this,” the doctor said again. “We’ve got to go right now. We’re going to crack open her skull and try to save her.”
Klint scribbled his name on a form authorizing emergency surgery and tried — in 10 seconds — to explain just how much his wife meant to him.
“Please do your best work,” he begged.
Then he leaned over, kissed Rachel and told her goodbye.
“I love you,” he said.
As they wheeled her away, Klint slumped down in the hallway, unsure if he would see his wife again.
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Sign this. And quick.
It was 3 a.m., and Klint Pleasant’s wife, Rachel, was drifting in and out of consciousness — a golf-ball-sized tumor in her brain about to explode.
“Sign this,” the doctor said again. “We’ve got to go right now. We’re going to crack open her skull and try to save her.”
Klint scribbled his name on a form authorizing emergency surgery and tried — in 10 seconds — to explain just how much his wife meant to him.
“Please do your best work,” he begged.
Then he leaned over, kissed Rachel and told her goodbye.
“I love you,” he said.
As they wheeled her away, Klint slumped down in the hallway, unsure if he would see his wife again.
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