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Post by Rusty on Aug 23, 2011 19:02:08 GMT -5
Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt has no plans to stop coaching despite being diagnosed with early onset dementia. "I plan to continue to be your coach," Summitt said in a two-minute video statement released by the school's athletic department. The iconic coach -- who turned 59 last June 14 -- said at the conclusion of last season she consulted with her local physicians after experiencing what she told The Knoxville News Sentinel as months of erratic behavior and memory lapses. Her physicians advised her to visit the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in May, where she underwent a series of tests. Then came the diagnosis. Read more: sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/ncaa/08/23/Pat.Summitt.dementia/index.html#ixzz1VtrBm9LI
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