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Jacob Jarvis (Official Thread of Courage)

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COLUMBUS (Clay Hall/Sean Rowe) – As the Buckeyes take to the field in Saturday's match-up against the UC Bearcats, there's another worthy cause at play. Awareness for Duchenne's muscular dystrophy is being embraced by the coaches.

According to Wikipedia, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy usually appears in male children before age 6 and is oft times visible in early infancy.

"Even though symptoms do not appear until early infancy, laboratory testing can identify children who carry the active mutation at birth. Progressive proximal muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis associated with a loss of muscle mass is observed first. Eventually this weakness spreads to the arms, neck, and other areas. Early signs may include pseudohypertrophy (enlargement of calf and deltoid muscles), low endurance, and difficulties in standing unaided or inability to ascend staircases."

The disease has a personal connection at Ohio State in the form of 14-year-old Jacob Jarvis. He's been adopted by Ohio State Head Football Coach Urban Meyer and company since he attended Friday Night Lights in 2013.

Jacob was diagnosed at 4 years of age and had been using a wheelchair for the last two years.
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Jacob & his brother Noah served as honorary captains for the UC game. The brothers were also recognized post game.....

 
http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/12/24/Ohio-State-football-1224.html
Ohio State football: Team acts just like family

At times, Jacob Jarvis’ parents wonder why.

For so many years, his mom and stepdad wondered why he — and then his younger brother, Noah — had to be afflicted with such a terrible disease as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Now Chad and Tracy Studebaker ask themselves another “Why?” question. This one is much more uplifting: Why has the Ohio State football program embraced their boys so completely that they’re essentially honorary members of the team?

Jacob, 15, and Noah, 7, regularly go to practice from their home in Delaware. The boys eat with the team. They’ve sat in on a coaches meeting. After the Cincinnati game, Jacob was given the game ball.

“I think about this a lot,” Chad Studebaker said. “Why would a team do this? It kind of restores your faith in humanity.”

Ask Ohio State’s players and coaches, and the answer is clear. They say they are getting more from the friendship than they are giving.

“Not even in the same ballpark,” coach Urban Meyer said.

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VIDEO: OHIO STATE'S URBAN MEYER AND JOSHUA PERRY PRESENT JACOB JARVIS WITH $10,000 RESEARCH CHECK; JARVIS SPEAKS TO TEAM



Ohio State football won 38-12 on Saturday, but it was only the program's second best victory of the day.

After the game, Urban Meyer and Joshua Perry presented honorary captain Jacob Jarvis with a $10,000 check to fight Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Ezekiel Elliott then presented the game ball to the young man.

Meyer — who made Jacob demonstrate his fixed throwing motion — then gave Jarvis the ultimate captain's honor and let him address the team.

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...resent-jacob-jarvis-with-10000-research-check
 
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