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Former Miami Hurricanes and Dolphins quarterback Bernie Kosar needs a liver transplant and has been diagnosed with early stages of Parkinson's disease.
Kosar, 60, is suffering from liver failure due to cirrhosis and is on the organ transplant list.
He says he was diagnosed with early Parkinson's in February but says he is not one to feel sorry for himself.
"I strongly believe in the power of positive thinking,’’ he says. "For me, it’s not just a slogan. I believe that positive energy can be manifested in our brains, and I love to live in the space of positivity. I want to think about things that are helpful. It sounds like I’m getting on a soap box here, but I visualize good health. It’s not so much that I’m trying to sell it to myself, or that I’m in denial, as it is choosing to be positive. Because everybody’s got something. We’ve all got health issues to some degree; we all have bumps in the road.’’
Kosar helped lead the Hurricanes to their first national title in 1983 and backed up Dan Marino on the Dolphins from 1994-to-1996.