Ohio State lineman Avery Henry shares update following cancer diagnosis, chemotherapy
Ohio State offensive lineman Avery Henry shared an update following his cancer diagnosis.
The Buckeyes tackle shared he went through his first chemotherapy treatment within the last month. But, Henry seemed upbeat in his statement when he revealed his younger brother Dane’s support.
The full message put out by Henry on Monday can be seen below.
“It’s been roughly a month since my first chemo treatment,” Henry wrote on Twitter. “I want to keep you guys updated on the process. Yesterday my younger brother and I decided to shave our hair! I can’t thank you enough Dane. You may be my younger brother but in many ways I look up to you! (Yellow Heart) #Averystrong.”
Statement from Ryan Day
Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day addressed the initial devastating news during his press conference on National Signing Day.
“Very difficult time for everybody here,” Day said. “Trying to give Avery as much space as we can during this time, but also know that he’s got a whole team behind him that’s gonna help him through this fight. Our culture is built on fight and he’s in for a fight. This came out of nowhere for him and his life got rocked.”
Henry, a true freshman out of Saint Clairsville (OH), elected to redshirt this season after the initial diagnosis. In high school, Henry was named to the Division Four All-state team by the Ohio prep sportswriters association.
This followed a season where he helped Saint Clairsville make it to the regional finals with a 13-2 record.
Now, his football career has been put on hold – a reminder of how life can change from one moment to the next.