Win or lose, football Saturdays provide Scott Tolzien with moments that are poignant and memorable – and offer a reminder that life is meant to be cherished.
Before kickoff, the University of Wisconsinâ??s starting quarterback checks his voicemail for a weekly pregame pep talk. After the game, win or lose, Tolzien returns the phone call to discuss the game.
The voice on the other phone is that of 6-year-old Jaxson Hinkens of Appleton, who loves football, worships quarterbacks, is a fervent fantasy league competitor and has moved Tolzien with his courageous battle against cancer. Jaxson has Stage 4 neuroblastoma, the highest and most serious classification of the disease, which is the most common extracranial solid cancer in children.