We have some awesome news to share with you regarding Leah Still, daughter of former Cincinnati Bengals DT Devon Still.
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Still, who was released from the Bengals roster this fall, said he is very thankful for the support showed by the team when Leah was getting treated for cancer.
Leah Still was diagnosed with stage-four neuroblastoma in June 2014.
In a subsequent post, Still showed a picture of a pink bedroom, complete with new furniture, ready for Leah when she comes home from the hospital. Then Kotb linked the video to her Crowdrise page, eventually raising more than $500,000 for the American Cancer Society’s pediatric cancer research. “Just got the phone call that her scans showed NED (no evidence of disease)!”.
Last July, Leah was given the honor to receive a Jimmy V. Perseverance Award at the ESPYs.
According to the New York Daily News, doctors didn’t have a great prognosis for Leah; She was given a 50-50 chance to survive back when she was first diagnosed.
Leah was also awarded with her own Wheaties box the following month.
Through her battle, Leah has landed national support. And after missing the fun the previous year due to her cancer, Halloween brought an especially sweet treat for the little girl, doing her trick or treating dressed as Cinderella, with dad tagging along as Prince Phillip. Upon her diagnosis, the Bengals signed her father Devon after initially cutting him so he would have the money to pay for her care.
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Still – who was born in Camden and played for Penn State – is now a free agent.
