Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis was the cancer that took Paytons life. It spread so fast outside of his liver that he could no longer proceed with receiving a liver transplant.
What is Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis? It is a disease of the bile ducts in your liver. It is a progressive disease that leads to liver damage and will eventually cause liver failure. Liver transplan is an option which is the only known cure for primary sclerosing cholangitis, but this transplant is normally reserved for people with severe liver damage, which in Paytons case it was too severe where he could no lonfer receive it. (This information on the disease is found at MayoClinic.com )
Payton wasn't the type to treat this like it was a disease that was killing him, he was living each day as if it was his last, not letting the cancer win his last few days of life over. He didn't want to talk about it, he just wanted to live his life. The more and more I do research on Payton i've come to realize how much of an amazing guy he really was. I grew up looking at him as an icon/hero/romodel. But hes all that and then some, his view on life should be how everyone sees it. Everyone is worried about the car they can't afford, their house payment they might not make, the wanting of a new outfit, worrying if they look good, plastic surgery, but the only thing Payton cared for was his family,friends, and team, and didn't care about superficial items.
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