A big thank you to Eric Blehm, author of Fearless, who shared Gunnars story on his Facebook page today!! I recently read a blog post by a young man named Gunnar Esiason He wrote: If you are looking for something to read about friendship, teamwork and toughness, check out the book Fearless by Eric Blehm. It is the story of fallen Navy SEAL Adam Brown’s life. It is probably one of the most inspirational and motivational works I have ever read. One of my fellow football coaches recommended to me, and I am glad he did. I read on, and learned that Gunnar is the son of former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason, and lives with cystic fibrosis , a rare genetic disease that causes mucus to build up in his lungs making it extremely difficult to breathe. He was diagnosed at age 2 when the life expectancy of patients was only 18 years old. Gunnar has fought tirelessly for hours every single day through inhaled treatments and physical therapy. He graduated from Boston College in 2013 and now works for the Boomer Esiason Foundation, and coaches high school football and ice hockey living what he considers a great life. What an amazing story of a young man who lives FEARLESS, every day. Thanks for the blog post Gunnar. Youre an inspiration to us all. Learn more about Gunnar and say hi to him at: GunnarEsiason
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:25:39 +0000