{"id":18775,"date":"2015-02-04T09:16:17","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T14:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/?p=18775"},"modified":"2015-02-04T09:16:17","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T14:16:17","slug":"a-win-for-wesley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/2015\/02\/04\/a-win-for-wesley\/","title":{"rendered":"A Win for Wesley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a bittersweet moment.<\/p>\n<p>As the Fredericksburg campus at the University of Mary Washington sweltered under the August heat, senior Tyler Carey met Wesley Berry, a 19-year-old boy with cancer, for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was great to feel like I was helping someone out,\u201d said Carey. \u201cBut at the same time, you know that this kid has cancer and that\u2019s never something you want to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-18775-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatminds\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2015\\\/02\\\/Tyler-Carey.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;18777&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tyler Carey&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Wesley Berry and Tyler Carey at the \\u0026#8220;welcome back\\u0026#8221; ceremony in August.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatminds\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2015\\\/02\\\/20150128_TylerCareyUMWGreatMinds-07.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;18778&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20150128_TylerCareyUMWGreatMinds 07&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Credit: Bob Martin&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatminds\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2015\\\/02\\\/20150128_TylerCareyUMWGreatMinds-32.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;18776&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20150128_TylerCareyUMWGreatMinds-32&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Senior and Men\\u0026#8217;s Tennis Captain Tyler Carey. Photo Credit: Bob Martin&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p>Carey was matched with Berry through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofjaclyn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Friends of Jaclyn Foundation<\/a>, a nonprofit organization that pairs children and families battling brain tumors with college and high school sports teams. Wesley was 12 years old when he first found out he had cancer in 2007 and has since been in and out of the hospital, undergoing radiation treatment, chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant.<\/p>\n<p>Carey, originally from Richmond, learned about the foundation through his dad, who suggested he get involved. \u201cIt didn\u2019t even cross my mind to say no,\u201d said Carey. \u201cI wanted to help change someone\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That first day, Carey showed Wesley around UMW\u2019s Anderson Center and Tennis Center, talking about sports \u2013 one of things for which they both share a passion. As the upcoming captain of UMW\u2019s men\u2019s tennis team, Carey intended to get his whole team to meet Wesley.<\/p>\n<p>But he didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have over 500 student athletes at UMW,\u201d said Carey. \u201cSo why have just the 12 or so guys on my team involved with Wesley when we could have everyone join in?\u201d And that\u2019s exactly what happened.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Aug. 27, Wesley officially became a UMW Eagle during a \u201cwelcome back\u201d ceremony for all of the university\u2019s student athletes. After a speech from Ken Tyler, UMW\u2019s athletic director, Carey introduced Wesley and presented him with a UMW baseball jersey \u2013 Wesley\u2019s favorite sport.<\/p>\n<p>The next thing you know, teams were taking the initiative to support Wesley on their own. Teams sent Wesley UMW athletic gear, signed shirts, cards and photos of themselves holding signs with &#8220;#Win4Wesley.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been so cool to see the coaches and teams come together,\u201d said Carey.<\/p>\n<p>The business major will go on to lead his team during the upcoming season before graduating in May, but his time with Wesley won\u2019t be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis experience makes you very thankful for your life,\u201d said Carey. \u201cIt\u2019s a very clich\u00e9 statement, but it\u2019s true. 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