DRAFT
DRAFT TO
DRAFT TO TODAY. I MADE A TON OF ADJUSTMENTS ON
THE FIELD.
THE FIELD. >>'S HEARTBREAKING STORY BEGAN
DURING HIS JUNIOR SEASON AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
>> I WILL NEVER FORGET THE
NIGHT I WAS TOLD, IT WAS IN
SEPTEMBER 2014. I WAS BACK IN
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. I
SCHOOL. I SPENT A MONTH AT HOME.
DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING.
SHE HAD KNOWN AND THEY WERE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
TELL MY BROTHER AND I.
>> SHE IS FREEDOMS MOM, SUSIE
BISHOP.
BISHOP.
BISHOP. A
BISHOP. A FORMER STANDOUT ATHLETE.
A PROUD MOM OF TWO BOYS THAT
WERE EXCELLING IN BASEBALL.
>> I CREDIT HER WITH MY MINDSET
TODAY. JUST HOW DRIVEN SHE WAS
AN ORGANIZED SHE WAS.
HOW SHE INTERACTED WITH PEOPLE,
THE RESPECT SHE HAD FOUR PEOPLE
AND HER ABILITY TO ALWAYS DO
THE RIGHT THING.
>> Reporter: SUSIE IS BRADEN'S
HERO AND ROLE MODEL.
ON THAT SEPTEMBER NIGHT DAD HAD
BAD NEWS.
BAD NEWS.
BAD NEWS. >> I WAS IN MY APARTMENT AT UW
ON 21st AND MY DAD CALLED ME
AND SAID HEY, YOUR MOM AND I
ARE HERE AND WE WOULD LOVE TO
TALK TO YOU ARE YOU AT HOME?
YEAH, ARE YOU SITTING DOWN?
THAT IS WHEN I KNEW OH BOY.
MAC AT THE AGE OF 54 SUSIE WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY ONSET
ALZHEIMER'S.
ALZHEIMER'S. >> I CAN REMEMBER FLIPPING ON
MY COUCH AND SITTING ON THE
FLOOR FOR A WHILE.
I GET MORE EMOTIONAL WHEN I
TALK ABOUT IT.
MAYBE IT IS JUST BECAUSE I'M
GETTING OLDER, I'M NOT SURE.
>> REPORTER:'S MOM NOW LIVES IN
AN ASSISTED LIVING CENTER IN
CALIFORNIA NEAR THE FAMILY'S
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. BRADEN VISITS EVERY CHANCE HE
GETS.
GETS.
GETS. >>
GETS. >> YOU WALK IN AND SHE DOESN'T
REALLY EVEN KNOW WHAT IS GOING
ON.
ON.
ON. I
ON. I WOULDN'T WISH IT ON ANYBODY.
I GUESS THAT IS PROBABLY WHY
I'M FIGHTING SO HARD.
>> Reporter: BRADEN CREATED A
NONPROFIT CHARITY CALLED FOR
MOM WHICH BENEFITS ALL TIMERS.
HE IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING
OTHERS. THE PHRASE FOR MOM IS
EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE. THE ENTIRE MARINERS TEAM HAS
GOTTEN BEHIND THE CAMPAIGN IN
HONOR OF SUSIE.
>> I WANT TO REACH AS MANY
PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND LET THEM
KNOW WHAT THE DISEASE DOES AND
HOW IT AFFECTS FAMILIES.
ONCE IT GETS TO A CERTAIN POINT
WITH THE DIAGNOSIS, WITH MY MOM
IT AFFECTS MY DAD AND MY
BROTHER, HER SISTERS AND HER
BROTHERS, HER PARENTS.
AND THAT DYNAMIC BETWEEN FAMILY.
>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW THERE IS
NO CURE FOR ALZHEIMER'S
RESEARCHERS SAY EFFORTS SUCH AS
BRADEN'S TO RAISE MONEY AND
EDUCATE HELPING.
EDUCATE HELPING. >> THE GROWTH IT HAS HAD HAS
BEEN SO MUCH MORE A TESTAMENT
TO EVERYBODY ELSE RATHER THAN
MYSELF.
MYSELF.
MYSELF. IT MIGHT BE MY CHARITY BUT IT
IS EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING.
AND I AM STILL AT A LOSS OF
WORDS ON WHERE IT IS THAT TODAY.
>> Reporter: BEFORE WASHINGTON
IT WAS PRETTY MUCH ALL ABOUT
BASEBALL FOR BISHOP.
AS A HUSKY HE FOUND FAITH AND
THAT HAS HELPED HIM GREATLY
WITH HIS FAMILY.
>> I SEE MYSELF AS A PEOPLE
PERSON.
PERSON.
PERSON. I
PERSON. I CARE ABOUT PEOPLE.
I WANT TO LIFT PEOPLE UP AND
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE.
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE. IT TOOK MY MIND OFF THE
NEGATIVE SITUATION AND MADE ME
A BETTER PERSON TO LIFT PEOPLE
UP, TO LEARN PEOPLE'S STORIES.
SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BE GOING
THROUGH THE SAME THING I AM.
IT MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT DISEASE
FOR THEIR OWN SHORTCOMINGS OR