Broc Smith had just woken up on a late-April morning when he looked into the mirror. He noticed that the left side of his neck was bigger than the other.
The former Republic basketball star and incoming transfer at Evangel thought it was strange. His girlfriend agreed, so Smith called a doctor and had an appointment set up within days.
He went to the clinic for an ultrasound and x-rays. Everything came back negative, but the doctors noticed his lymph nodes were a bit swollen. Doctors assumed he had strep throat and gave him medicine.