Out of nowhere, it seemed, a disturbing mass sprouted in the upper body of an otherwise healthy young football player.
Next thing you know, it’s diagnosed as Hodgkin lymphoma, Stage IV. Starting with a newfound sense of mortality, everything instantly changed for the Chiefs player.
If this sounds familiar, it should: It’s what star safety Eric Berry quite privately has been working through since a growth was discovered in his chest in early December. Apparently, all is going as well as possible according to the scant, one-step-removed information that’s been released.
But an evident trajectory toward recovery from lymphoma isn’t just Berry’s story.