‘Ben is back’
A beautiful sight to see!@_BigBen7 pic.twitter.com/PkLB32GJNt
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 3, 2020
We’re celebrating furry birthdays this weekend!
Happy 1 month birthday to our 7 little bundles of cuteness…
And a very happy 3rd birthday to momma Kota!
We also want to thank Chewy.com for the great birthday presents! — Ben, Ashley, Jr., Bay, Bo & Remy.
Ahhhhh….now THIS is a new mom birthday gift from Heaven: watching the babysitters watch the babies!! Happy Birthday to me indeed!! — Kota.
A special Fan Friday!
“Thought you and Ben may be interested to see Seth sporting his Steelers swag as he officially graduated from high school Sunday!
It’s been a long road for him to get to this point. We are praising God for all those that have invested their care, time love & support.
Seth is praying for and excited for the season! It always lifts his spirits. He and Dr Stulak and nurse Rosie talk often about this common bond.
We are grateful for you and Big Ben more than you know! Blessings to you and your families.
Love and respect,
Julie and Seth”
After airing a story on ABC 6 News of a Mayo Clinic surgeon giving his signed Ben Roethlisberger football to a teenager with a rare, degenerative condition, Ben Roethlisberger reached out to tell us the signature was fake. What came next was remarkable!! — Hannah Tiede, ABC News- Rochester, Minnesota.
It’s a story you’ll only see on ABC 6 news…one that started with an incredible act of kindness.
“Seth has a very rare autoimmune disease that is killing all of his healthy cells and tissues,” said Julie Bayles. “Basically its progressive degenerative; it is choosing which organ system it wants to attack next.”
For the past 11 years, Julie has been taking her son, Seth Bayles, to Mayo Clinic for specialized treatment. It’s quite the trip, considering they live in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
“It’s worth the 600-mile drive,” said Julie. “We feel like we are the only patient they have at the time.”
Nothing could be truer after a complication with Seth’s feeding tube. It was at an emergency visit on August 8th, where Seth met Patrick Quandt.
“I had an immediate connection as soon as we walked […]
From Dr. Howard, President of Robert Morris University
Thanks to our friends @_BigBen7, @TeamJuJu, @joehaden23, @JamesConner_ , @DevlinHodges10 and the @Steelers for spending time training at RMU earlier this summer.
Here We Go Steelers and Let’s Go Bobby Mo! pic.twitter.com/J7NEldhd6a
— Dr. Chris Howard (@DrChrisHoward) July 30, 2020
‘Having Ben back brings normalcy’
From Bob Labriola, Steelers.com:
During a Zoom call today, the Steelers offensive coordinator was asked if there is anything about this run-up to the 2020 regular season that would qualify as normal, and somewhat shockingly Fichtner didn’t need much time to think of something.
“That might be the easiest question to answer,” said Fichtner. “Normal now becomes Ben Roethlisberger back in the huddle. He’s paired up with Maurkice Pouncey, David DeCastro and some of those guys up front. That just gives you the normalcy. That will be normal. That’s what we’re used to. Just getting back to normal will be looking at a group of mostly experienced players and being excited about what this journey, this season, is going to bring.”
Fichtner admitted that he didn’t get a chance to spend time with Roethlisberger during the offseason, but he was able to see him doing some throwing on the videos that were making the rounds on social media. That changed over the last day or so now that quarterbacks have been allowed to return to their teams, and even though Fichtner indicated he expected to see Roethlisberger throwing a football soon, the rules set forth by the NFL and the NFLPA don’t allow for something as basic as a padless 7-on-7 drill until the middle of August. And don’t forget, no preseason games this summer.
“We’ll have to take advantage of those game situations we can present for him against our defense,” said Fichtner about how the process of getting Roethlisberger ready is likely to unfold. “Naturally, the first thing is we have to get a feel for where he is, and his arm will tell us. It’s not unusual for us to work him a day, then work him a half-day, then get him a day’s rest, and he knows that routine. It’s going to be a little bit different kind of camp, and so I think we’ll have to play that by ear (in terms of) how he feels and how much he wants, because there are going to be times when he wants it all, and we’re going to have to back him off. That’s a good thing.”
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Pupdate: It’s a Fur Baby Friday!
The way a puppy grows –
A little on his nose…
And a little on his ears;
In half a dozen years.😉