For Kelly Patterson, Sept. 3, 2016 is a day she will never forget. Yes, there are other dates that will always bring back memories, both good and bad. But this date signified triumph over what easily could have been tragedy.
That September day, which appropriately was filled with blue skies and brilliant sunshine, is the day that her youngest son, her baby boy, resumed the path to his dream.
It was the day James Conner played in his first game for the University of Pittsburgh since being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma less than 10 months earlier.
While television cameras followed his every move, and photographers snapped pictures from every angle, Patterson sat in the stands, wearing her Conner jersey, the tears in her eyes blocked behind sunglasses.
“When James took…
