Husker Doc Talk: Willie Miller’s Road to Redemption

Former Husker fullback Willie Miller has a narrative that would sooner or later be made right into a film. You’ll hear a lot of the story by listening to this version of the Doc Speak Podcast introduced by Betfred Sports activities.

When Miller graduated in 2000, he was in a lot ache, and he knew that his soccer profession was over. He wanted surgical procedure however was now not a student-athlete; Nebraska was not going to pay for it though his accidents have been from him carrying the scarlet and cream.

Miller turned to painkillers. They labored. Nevertheless, masking the ache would not resolve the issue. Actually, it creates an even bigger one. Dependancy.

Huge weight acquire, homelessness, incapacity, suicidal ideas and a near-death expertise has Miller on the street to redemption.

He is match, remarried, and now an working room nurse at Methodist Hospital.

On this highly effective hour-long plus episode, Miller is open and trustworthy in regards to the demons he is confronted and presents hope to those that are going by way of an identical journey.

He is now changing into a useful resource for former athletes with Athletes Revived. Its mission is Conserving Hope Alive. In 2017, Miller bought the surgical procedure he desperately wanted, due to the generosity of the Nebraska Greats Basis.

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