After a while I didn't see much of Stuart Scott on ESPN. I was living
overseas 2006 - 2011, and was too taken up with life and work to wonder
where he was. Then he reappeared, looking gaunt. It turned out he was
found to have cancer of the appendix in 2007, and here he was in 2014:
Don't give up. Don't ever give up.
Scott was honored at the ESPY Awards on July 16, 2014, with the Jimmy V Award for his ongoing fight against cancer. He shared that he had four surgeries in seven days in the week prior to his appearance, when he was suffering from liver complications and kidney failure. Scott told the audience: "When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.” At the ESPYs, a video was also shown that included scenes of Scott from a clinic room at Johns Hopkins Hospital and other scenes from Scott's life fighting cancer. Scott ended the speech by saying: "Have a great rest of your night, have a great rest of your life."Reference: Stuart Scott.
Scott clearly knew his time was coming to an end, and oh what a poignant valedictory speech he gave.
RIP.
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