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Lisa Hill will talk about her iconic daughter Lauren who achieved her goal of scoring one basket as a freshman member of her college basketball team, while dealing with a worsening condition of DIPG. Lauren's journey electrified the world. episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 20, 2023 · 1H 8M

Lisa Hill will talk about her iconic daughter Lauren who achieved her goal of scoring one basket as a freshman member of her college basketball team, while dealing with a worsening condition of DIPG. Lauren's journey electrified the world.

from Help and Hope Happen Here · host Mark Levine

Lauren Hill began to experience dizziness while practicing with her High School Basketball team before her senior season began in 2013. Shortly thereafter, Lauren was diagnosed with DIPG. On today's podcast, her mother Lisa will talk about Lauren's amazing journey which saw Lauren continuing to play during her senior season. Already accepted to attend Mt. St. Joseph's college and play basketball there, Lauren was determined to both go to school and play. . As her conditioned worsened in the fall of 2014, Lauren stated that her goal was to make one basket for her team during her freshman season. Her hopes came to fruition on November 2nd of that year, as the NCAA moved up their game against Hiram College 2 weeks and the game was moved to Xavier University as Lauren's story went viral. Xavier's arena held 10,200 people and all of the tickets were sold within an hour. 17 seconds into the game, Lauren took a pass , shot a layup, and it went in, electrifying both the crowd and the world. Lauren passed away on April 10th of 2015, but not before she developed a legacy that will last forever. Lisa will detail Lauren's journey eloquently, and talk about some of the 51 awards she won, both during her life and in the years after it.

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Lauren Hill began to experience dizziness while practicing with her High School Basketball team before her senior season began in 2013. Shortly thereafter, Lauren was diagnosed with DIPG. On today's podcast, her mother Lisa will talk about Lauren's amazing journey which saw Lauren continuing to play during her senior season. Already accepted to attend Mt. St. Joseph's college and play basketball there, Lauren was determined to both go to school and play. . As her conditioned worsened in the f...

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Lisa Hill will talk about her iconic daughter Lauren who achieved her goal of scoring one basket as a freshman member of her college basketball team, while dealing with a worsening condition of DIPG. Lauren's journey electrified the world.

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