*Photo by Regina Rickert
Ryan Harrow learned of his father’s stroke in June of 2012 in a phone call from his mother. The stroke left his dad unable to dress himself or even use the bathroom without assistance.
Harrow on the pain and distraction he felt afterward:
“He would be really emotional, and I tried to be strong,” Harrow said this week. “But at the same time, it was wearing on me. I think almost every game, I played with pain. ‘What’s up with my Dad? Who knows what’s going to happen next?’”
Eventually Harrow decided to transfer to Georgia State to be closer to his father, and it has been the best medicine for both. Mark Harrow’s health has improved while Georgia State has won fourteen-straight games.
From si.com:
The Marietta, Ga., native averages 17.9 points and 4.5 assists for his third school in four seasons, after absorbing a storm surge of blame for the Wildcats’ dud of a 2012-13 campaign. He has found tranquility away from the bright lights and in the Sun Belt, which Georgia State, now 17-6 overall, leads with a 10-0 record. His father, Mark, has found happiness in eating lunches at Jamaican restaurants with his son, or screening movies together, or simply watching his boy play the game.
Read the rest of the insightful story of Harrow’s journey on si.com. It is worth a read.
(h/t @UsportsHub)
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