Video: Goodrich basketball coach David Barns on his fight with cancer and how basketball has helped him cope
September 8, 2012 in High School, Video
Ryan Slocum of ABC 12 did this excellent video report on Goodrich assistant basketball coach David Barns and his battle with cancer in December, but the video just now made its way online. Barns discusses how basketball is what helped him discover the disease as well as what has helped him cope with it.
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[...] I’ve posted a couple items on this site about David Barns, Goodrich assistant basketball coach and the son of head coach Gary Barns, and his battle with cancer. Jared Field of Great Lakes Hoops reports that the family continues to need your thoughts and prayers: I heard from a couple friends in the last two days that the health of Dave Barns, the son of Goodrich basketball coach Gary Barns, is rapidly deteriorating. [...]
[...] basketball and real life, the last couple years. The far more serious, caring for his son, who is battling cancer, has coincided with Barns’ professional reputation being scrutinized by a few angry parents [...]