About how everything started with a sore that would not heal a few weeks ago, Reinebold said:
"I figured it was just board rash. But it wouldn't go away." (HSB)
HSB Note: "Now the irony is all too obvious and sad. A man who drew strength and inspiration from the solar rays -- and more so the people who live under them 12 months a year here -- has the most dangerous form of skin cancer."
About dealing with cancer, Reinebold said:
"People automatically connect cancer to death. But I look at it as something I've been given because I can handle it." (HSB)
HSB Note: "Yes, certainly an element of bravado. But he is sincere when he calls the affliction "a gift." He says it makes him cherish life and those around him even more than he did before. And that was a lot."
HSB Note: "He also has a stamp of approval from David Maeva, who played for Reinebold and became one of his best friends. I don't think Maeva has much tolerance for phony Polynesians. Another of Reinebold's closest friends is Brian Kajiyama; Reinebold championed his ascent from fan to graduate assistant, which Kajiyama achieved despite having cerebral palsy and using a wheelchair. Now it is Kajiyama's turn to support Reinebold."
About Brian Kajiyama's e-mails to support him, Reinebold said:
"The e-mails I get from him are so inspirational." (HSB)
HSB Note: "Reinebold's treatment includes visualization, so in his Dallas office he closes his eyes, listens to Bruddah Iz, and "goes home" to his favorite Hawaii beaches. On these visits, the rays can only heal Sun God."
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