Touching ESPN feature on 6 year-old Josiah Viera; to attend upcoming Duke game

[BobbyFan]

Yesterday I happened to catch an ESPN Outside the Lines feature on Josiah Viera, a six-year old who has Progeria, a rare genetic disease. At the end of the story, they mentioned that he was scheduled to attend an upcoming Duke game (I'm almost certain they said it was the Miami game after New Year's).

Here is the link to the video (click on "E:60 Josiah's Time"). (http://search.espn.go.com/josiah-viera/videos/6)

[moonpie23]

my heart goes out to him and his family.....bad genetic luck sucks....

[barjwr]

I saw this piece, and I have no shame in admitting that I teared up frequently (and my wife frequently claims that I'm dead inside).

When they mentioned the bit about him being invited to Cameron next month for the Miami game, I told her that stuff like that makes me proud to be an alum.