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Have I Got Glandular Fever?

I have recently been sent to hospital for blood tests as my doctor thinks I may have glandular fever. I am a married woman and have not kissed anyone apart from my husband who has never had glandular fever.

I have had ear infections in both ears and my general health has not been very good really since the beginning of this year. Could I have got it this way?

I have been quite upset by comments from my work collegues as I think they do not believe that I can get it.

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'I Still Got That Fever': Madison County Man Follows Dreams On The Race Track After Loss

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Roger Fields spent several weeks of his childhood at Huntsville Speedway.

"This goes way back to years ago my dad raced a little bit my uncle raced here a little bit and my dad and grandpa ran the concession stand here and they'd sit back on the backstretch by the pole back here and so they served my grandpa's world-famous corn dogs here," Fields said.

While Fields loved his grandpa's corn dogs, he was more interested in being behind the wheel.

But it wasn't until his mid-50s that he finally took the plunge and got in the driver's seat.

"I got the itch, wrecked my first lap, I had a wreck and after that, I said 'okay it's going to be okay I got it fixed' I think we finished the race that night," Fields said.

One might think that after getting in a wreck in their first race a person might give up and walk away but Fields said that wasn't how he felt at all.

"After that it couldn't go away I had the fever I still got it," he said.

Fields lived a normal life though his wedding anniversary celebration, with his wife Vicky whom he married in Fayetteville right before the 1995 tornadoes, is not exactly traditional.

"We went ahead and got married and stopped at Taco Bell because we knew we had to get back to clean up tornado debris so we stopped at Taco Bell and that's where our anniversary was every year," he recalled.

But in 2019, Vicky was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma, a brain tumor with no cure.

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"My whole world just fell apart," said Fields. "I talked to the neurologist and we read about it and we knew the life expectancy 90% of the time was 12-18 months."

She later passed away after a year of fighting, and Fields decided he wouldn't let the tragedy define the rest of his life.

Instead, he chose to be on the pavement something he knows his wife may not totally approve of.

"She probably looks down at times and says you idiot I told you no, but also she would say go live your life," Fields said.

And he did just that!

He was named the Buzz 2023 Rookie of the Year, showing all of us that it's never too late to start your race.


Three Questions For Connecticut Sun After Preseason Loss To Liberty With Indiana Fever Opener Looming

The Connecticut Sun only got a single preseason game to prepare before Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever arrive in Uncasville on Tuesday, and the team is getting closer to a final roster after losing to the New York Liberty, 82-79, in their exhibition contest Thursday.

The Sun waived 2024 second-round draft picks Taiyanna Jackson and Helena Pueyo on Friday, meaning the team needs to make two more cuts before its highly anticipated opener against the Fever. Connecticut will carry 11 rather than the maximum-allowed 12 to remain under the salary cap, so training camp contract players Sydney Weise and Jocelyn Willoughby will likely be bumped out of contention by the Sun's trade for Queen Egbo.

Connecticut is one of the most experienced teams in the WNBA this season. All five of its preseason starters have at least three seasons of experience, which stands in stark contrast to their first opponent. Headlined by the rookie Clark, Indiana's only starter with more than two years in the league is Katie Lou Samuelson, the former UConn star, in her first season with the franchise.

The Sun are expecting a nearly sold out crowd for the opener, and ESPN will roll out a level of production comparable to its WNBA Finals setup for the matchup Tuesday. The game is slated to air nationally on ESPN2 at 7:30 p.M., and it will also be available to stream for the first time ever on Disney+.

"These women are the best in the world. They've always been the best in the world, but now games are put in a time slot where you can find them," Sun coach Stephanie White said. "I'm so happy for the players that are getting to experience this. I'm so proud of the ones who we stood on their shoulder and are now getting recognized in ways they haven't been recognized before, and I'm excited about these young superstars coming into our league."

Is Rachel Banham best off the bench?

The Sun trailed by as many as nine points in the first quarter of their preseason matchup against the Liberty, but veteran guard Rachel Banham took over as soon as she checked in. Banham hit her first three-pointer less than a minute after stepping on the floor and added a second soon after to end a two-minute scoring drought.

"When Rachel was in college I called a game that she was playing in at Northwestern and she scored 60. I mean, she can score," White said with a chuckle. "That's what she does, so for us it's about getting her in positions to be able to score the basketball. … I don't know if I expect her to get 20 every night, but I certainly expect her to get up eight to 10 threes a game."

It's tempting to consider Banham as the starter at point guard after her 20-point performance . But 6-for-10 from beyond the arc is an outlier figure — Banham's career average is 37.1% — as was starter Tyasha Harris's 1-for-11 from the field. Harris led Connecticut in 3-point shooting off the bench last season hitting 46.4%, and White said postgame she thought the nerves of her first start in a Sun jersey might have impacted Harris on Thursday.

Banham seems particularly effective as a burst off the bench because of her veteran presence, and she commands the less-experienced second rotation as one of the Sun's strongest vocal leaders. Harris was more impactful as a facilitator with four assists against the Liberty, and her speed is helpful in the starting lineup to establish the pace that White's system demands early.

How much can the offensive install progress before the opener?

Banham predicted Wednesday that there would be some "crustiness" in Connecticut's lone preseason game, and it showed in moments on both ends of the floor. White runs an offensive system that relies heavily on reads and creative decision making, so developing the necessary chemistry to run it successfully is an ongoing process. The offense is a challenge even for the team's three returning starters as White ramps up the complexity in her second season as head coach.

"I don't like how we started, and that could be a number of reasons," White said. "For us as a coaching staff, it's about balancing where they're getting their looks, whether it's something as simple as which side of the floor they're on or which actions we're running, so we'll go back we'll look at that."

The Sun couldn't get much feel for a true rotation in the preseason matchup, restricting center Brionna Jones to barely 10 minutes and holding Alyssa Thomas out for most of the second half after a scare with an ankle injury. Developing consistent personnel groupings will be one of the first keys to stability, and while that's not small task with three days until the opener, Connecticut at least has a starting point after seeing some game action.

"We had some some obvious miscues on the defensive end, communication, execution … Those are things that you can't have," White said. "We can work on the chemistry. We can work on the continuity on the offensive things regarding timing or spacing, but the details, especially on the defensive end, those need to be locked in. … We can have miscues and miscommunications if we're playing with multiple levels of effort, because we'll always make up for it."

Dom Amore: CT Sun's Brionna Jones well down the road of recovery from ruptured Achilles, with UConn's Jana El Alfy following right behind

Will the Sun be fully healthy against Indiana?

A Sun starter has suffered a season-ending injury in each of the last three years, most recently Jones with a ruptured Achilles tendon in 2023. Thomas previously tore her Achilles in 2021, and she had a brief scare with a right ankle injury after going up for a rebound in the preseason game.

"If we were playing a regular game she probably would have come back in, but there was no reason to rush her right now," White said. "With a player like her that plays only one way, sometimes you've got to save her from herself."

Jones played just 10 minutes against the Liberty, and starting guard DiJonai Carrington was also held under 17 as she recovers from a lingering foot injury sustained last season. Both were restricted as a precaution, but the Fever could force White to use both extensively. The Sun lack a true center besides Jones who can bang in the post against reigning Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston, and Carrington should play a key role in the defensive game plan against Clark.

UConn alum Moriah Jefferson, who was traded from the Phoenix Mercury to the Sun this offseason, missed the preseason game with a right ankle injury but has been an active participant in the team's open practice sessions. White said the issue is minor, and she expects the veteran point guard will be available against Indiana.






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