They Have Quarterbacks in Heaven

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Jon Stout (New Era, March 1993 p. 41)

About the article

A young man visits a hospital and quickly becomes attached to a boy dying from leukemia (Fiction).

Quotations

Kent tried to hold back his tears. What was he doing becoming attached to a little kid he barely knew? A feeling of joy passed through his body. It felt good to care about someone besides himself for a change.

“Kent, I’m gonna die.” Kent turned away so Jacson couldn’t see his tears. “But it’s okay ’cause Mom says they have quarterbacks in heaven.”