Trevor Weigand’s “medical mystery” has been solved, though not cured. But his battle against a rare cancer continues to provide an unexpected perspective.

Fear enveloped his family in 2008 when the son of University of Akron men's basketball assistant coach Terry Weigand was given five to 10 years to live. But Trevor’s crisis renewed in Terry and his wife, Jodi, a sense of resilience and positivity that was tested again in 2024 when Terry was let go after seven years at Duquesne University.

Life for the Weigands, parents of three adult children in their 20s, requires constant commuting so Trevor can continue treatments at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital while Terry starts his second stint with the Zips this season. But optimism — fueled by their strong faith — prevails.

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