Pat Summitt diagnosed with dementia, will try to coach

[WoodysGirl]

By Gregg Doyel
CBSSports.com National Columnist
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ormer women's basketball players at Tennessee are getting calls Tuesday that Volunteers coach Pat Summitt, 59, has been diagnosed with early onset dementia.
In a statement from Summitt released by the university on Tuesday, the Hall of Fame coach said she plans to coach the Lady Vols during the 2011-12 season, but might have some "limitations." She said that she went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in May.

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[Ranzo]

59. Damn shame to get locked in that mental prison so young. Her poor dog's come down with Narcolepsy to add insult.

 

[Joe Realist]

This will be it for her. Hope she can win the title this year and retire.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Yeah, not sure how she can coach much more than a year, if that. A family friend of our's was diagnosed with dimentia and it just doesn't look good for him.





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[ZeroClub]

That's quite an announcement. Remarkable and truly courageous.

Here's wishing her only the best.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Very sad. I wish her the best. That's terrible.

 

[kristie]

This will be it for her. Hope she can win the title this year and retire.

yeah.