Nashville offensive lineman Kirby Adcock was a day away from reporting to Arkansas as a midterm enrollee, but there was one last thing he had to do.
On Dec. 17, Adcock traveled to Mena to spend time with family on the second anniversary of the death of his father, Max.
Adcock and his mother, Cindi Adcock, reflected on the loss of Max and then spent part of the day with 7-year old Emma Lyle, who suffers from a rare and incurable illness called MLD or metachromatic leukodystrophy.
According to the Mayo Clinic, the disease is a rare hereditary disorder that causes fatty substances to build up in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.