Perspective: This moment — this game, this timeout, this meeting with his players — is all that matters for the St. John's boys’ basketball coach, Candace Buckner writes.
On Monday, Behan’s story reached new heights when St. John’sfor the first time in his six years with the team. While jumping for joy amid their celebration, the boys were mindful to avoid knocking over their coach. Then, with little rest, the Cadets moved on to the D.C. tournament held on the campus of Georgetown. That meant Behan would keep on coaching, and that would be exhausting.
At times Friday, the adrenaline would take over. He would feel the joy he always has felt while coaching, but the crash inevitably comes. During the game, Behan would say or mouth the word “water,” and an assistant would reach for the tumbler. Other times, O’Connor would just know and pull it close to his lips like a corner man squeezes water into the mouth of his prizefighter.
Every day is a long day. Every task takes effort. But Behan is still a competitor, and the disease can never take that away. Last spring, when doctors confirmed that Behan, 34 at the time, had ALS, it was just him and Johanson. They cried on the car ride home. He braced for a disease that had run through his family. She studied his insurance to find out what it would cover. Together, they made space in their lives for all the uncertainty.
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