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Post by canadianbadass on Aug 21, 2008 13:32:36 GMT -5
I just wanted to get on here and give everyone a update on Rollin. It looks like he will get to go home tomorrow, as long as nothing happens between now and tomorrow at 1000am. He still has a long way to go with recovery but he will have a home nurse come and see him at home and do phy therapy. Again I would like to thank everyone for your prayers I really believe if we did not have them we would not be where we are today.
Love Angie (Rollin's wife)
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Post by canadianbadass on Dec 22, 2008 13:54:58 GMT -5
I know I havent done any updates on Rollin in a log time. I lost my sign in info for the Mid South message board and havent bee on there in ages.
This update just come from Jim Fannin via facebook and I thought I would pass it along.
I ask that all of you please join the new group that was just created by a couple of IWA fans for one of our wrestlers.
Rollin Hard has been battling colon cancer for several years now. He had beat it into remission but earlier this year it came back with a vengeance.
Rollin underwent a radical surgery a few months ago that had only been done a handful of times before. They removed most of his insides to try to get all of the cancer. They said it could prolong his life by 6 years when hopefully they could find other treatments by then OR it could shorten his life expectancy from 1 year down to 6 months.
Rollin choose to do the surgery in an effort to hopefully prolong his life long enough to see his two kids grow up a little more...maybe even long enough to see them graduate high school.
Unfortunately, the surgery appears to have shortened his life expectancy instead of prolong it. A bad infection set in after the surgery that almost took him from us but he is such a fighter that he was able to overcome the coma that the infections caused and return home with his family.
We just got news that he was put back into the hospital and the doctors have said that his kidneys have shut down and they don't know if he is strong enough to do dialysis.
We are asking everyone to please pray for Rollin during this holiday season.
Please join the prayer group for Rollin and please pass this message along with the invite to others. Rollin needs all the support that he can get in his time of need.
Thank you.
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=41719836303
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Post by blacknapkins on Dec 22, 2008 14:50:43 GMT -5
Jesus! How much does this guy and his family have to go through? (And I thought I had it tough.)
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Post by canadianbadass on Dec 23, 2008 9:36:44 GMT -5
Over at deathvalleydriver.com message board American Kickboxer posted the following last night....
After this long battle he has been fighting, his body is unable to go through dialisis, my friend has been given 3 days to live Rollin Hard has been my hero through this battle, he has kept his head up in times that would destroy the normal man, and has battled his ailments with great heart and dignity, asking nothing from anyone.
May God bless you and your family my friend, you have given more inspiration to people than you can ever imagine, and it is an honor to call you my friend Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers at this time Peace
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Post by skullion on Dec 26, 2008 11:46:14 GMT -5
It breaks my heart to say this but ROLLIN HARD passed away this morning after a long battle with cancer.
At least he got to spend one last Christmas with his family.
We'll miss ya Bro.
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Post by canadianbadass on Dec 26, 2008 12:49:42 GMT -5
R.I.P. Rollin, all the best to Angie and the kids ...
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Post by canadianbadass on Dec 26, 2008 21:29:10 GMT -5
From Jim Fannin...
There is no amount of time that allows you to prepare yourself for the inevitable when you want to hope against hope for a different outcome.
I can't even begin to put into words the heartbreak that I am feeling right now over losing a friend and yet another former member of the Fannin Family over the years. I could take a little solace in knowing that in a matter of moments, Chris Candido/JProdigy/Rollin will be winning the 6 Man Tag Championship in Heaven. However, the true solace comes from knowing that my friend got exactly what he wanted: Christmas at home with his family and then an end to all the pain and agony that had filled his life.
Rollin Hard was a fighter right until the end and that is why he will always be a champion and role model in my eyes. He fought this thing for so long and so hard that he became an inspiration to many. Hopefully everyone on this board and other wrestling boards is a little more aware of colon cancer and will be getting checkups to make sure that they don't have to endure what my friend has. Early detection can be a life saver and that would then make Rollin a life saver.
Rollin will always have a special place in my heart. When I started in wrestling, Mitch Page and myself always talked about how I would manage him while we were doing security and setting up the ring. I started managing Ian at first to break in so he could give me on the job training and help me from anear. Since I was good friends with Ian, it almost felt like I hadn't "earned" it just yet since he was leading me and showing me the way.
It was when I made my break away from Ian and got to manage on my own that I felt like I had begun to "earn" my spot. The first two people that I managed were Mitch and Rollin. Rollin was my first heavyweight champion after the two Ian won with me as a manager. I will always remember how excited and thrilled Rollin was when he won the IWA title. He took all kinds of pictures at home with the belt and I hope Angie and the kids still have those pictures to remember that great time in Rollin's life.
I'll always remember the IWA softball team and how Rollin along with Corporal and Cash were like the only good players and Rollin was the only one to hit a home run over the fence on the team. The games were on Monday nights so the guys would still be sore as hell and beat up from Saturday night but it was such a fun time for all of us even though we lost every time we didn't play the Dixie Highway Fire Department.
I'll also always remember the last time I saw Rollin. Mitch and I went to visit him and watch the UK/Florida football game a couple of months ago. It was a perfect visit where we could talk Cubs, Bears, UK sports and just have a normal day.
Rollin was an inspiration and a hero and one of the toughest men that I ever got the honor to meet. He will be sorely missed.
I love you Rollin and I'm so thankful that I got to meet you and to know that you are in a much better place and finally feeling no pain.
RIP and say hi to JProdigy and Candido for me behind the pearly gates.
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Post by Tha O Show on Dec 27, 2008 11:42:25 GMT -5
Rollin passed away yesterday morning.
RIP
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Post by Markus K Fabian on Dec 27, 2008 11:57:50 GMT -5
R.I.P. Rollin Hard.
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