Four days later, Kevin was at St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis where he began taking chemotherapy on April 17. The diagnosis was Burkett's lymphoma. There was no way he was going to let this beat him. From April 4 until Aug. 12, Kevin's home was St. Jude's, where he received the heaviest dosages of chemotherapy possible. It may have turned out to be a blessing that the Phillips' family had moved close to Memphis.
Lymphoma is one of their specialties.
Kevin is doing extremely well. He misses Abilene and his friends, but he is adjusting well in school and in football. Obviously, football was extremely important to Kevin, a coach's son. When Kevin was released from St. Jude's in August, the first thing he did was to receive clearance to play football this fall. His debut was Saturday, where he completed 6 of 7 passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns.