![]() ![]() In addition to trying out for football, Ben stirs controversy and debate every day in his government class to fight against his conservative, narrow-minded teacher. The coach of the football team, who Ben maintains a friendly, almost familial relationship with, initially doubts his abilities but agrees to put him on the team nevertheless. ![]() At only 123 pounds, Ben is one of the smallest players on the team. The only people who know about his disease are his doctor and his new therapist, Marla, a young psychologist from Boise.Īs sports season begins, Ben decides to go out for football rather than doing cross country, which he has done consistently during his past high school years. Despite Doctor Wagner's disapproval, Ben chooses not to tell his parents about his disease. However, rather than following his doctor's advice, Ben decides he must pack “a lifetime of living” into one year and begins making radical changes for his senior year. ![]() Doctor Wagner gives him only about a year to live and recommends that Ben seek treatment in a more urban part of the state. He lives with his father, his mother, who is mentally ill, and his younger brother, Cody, who is a superb football player and attends the same high school as him.ĭuring school one day, Doctor Wagner, the town doctor, diagnoses Ben with a rare, terminal blood disease. Ben Wolf is an 18-year-old high school student from Trout, Idaho. ![]()
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