Former Butler star to undergo bone marrow transplant Friday NCAA.com

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PRESENTED BY Former Butler basketball star Andrew Smith is a fighter. Smith, who made two Final Fours as a Bulldog in 2010 and 2011, with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma in January 2014. After beating the cancer, Smith was once again diagnosed with the disease . On Friday, Smith will undergo a bone marrow transplant. Smith’s wife, Samantha, posted a directed to her husband’s donor. The letter begins: “Dear Donor, You don’t know me (yet), but I am the 24-year old wife of the 25-year old man you are saving. You don’t know us or our story, but I want you to know that our journey to this day, to this transplant, to you has been long awaited. All I know about you is your age, your gender, and that you either live or have lived in Europe at some point in your young life. I know that you are a 20-year old male with a beautiful and selfless soul. I know that your priorities are so much greater than mine were when I was 20-years old.” Check out the letter in its entirety . This guy...unreal. Biking while simultaneously getting pumped w/ most intense chemo out there. Epitome of strength. — Samantha Smith (@Samantha44Smith) Brad Stevens, Smith’s former head coach, found time to visit Andrew on Tuesday while his Boston Celtics were in Indianapolis to face the Pacers. “I’ve seen Andrew go through a lot of really tough stuff over the last two years and that son of a gun always responds,” . “He’s as tough as they come and I have no doubt that he’ll respond again. Our most encouraging thoughts are certainly with the Smith family. #AndrewSmithStrong

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