As Jake Long battles stage 4 cancer, his family and friends rallied around him by starting a campaign to get him to a Phillies playoff game.
look to punch their ticket to the World Series, and fans gear up for Game 7, one man from Delaware County is counting his blessings that he gets to go to the game.
Jake Long, 53, who was born and raised in Ridley, has been a proud Philadelphia sports fan for as long as he can remember.Long remembers going to games at the Vet with his grandfather. He has spent years working to pass along a love of the local teams to his children and grandchildren."It's just memories they'll always remember that I didn't have with my father," he said. "I always try to build memories with my kids and my grandkids.
Right now, those memories mean even more for Long. For the last two and a half years, he's been in the battle of his life. "I've been fighting stage 4 esophageal cancer that spread to my liver," said Long, whose cancer is incurable and inoperable.Last week, as Long was in the hospital with a collapsed lung, his family and friends rallied around him by starting a campaign to get him to a Phillies playoff game.Thanks to his former employer, Long went to Game 6 on Monday with his grandson, who dressed up like Brandon Marsh.
"Let's go Phillies. Keep fighting. We can win this game tonight." Long added. "I want to stay around and see another World Series and a Super Bowl this year. That's what I want to stay around for."
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