{"id":1788,"date":"2022-12-15T14:42:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T19:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2022-12-15T14:42:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T19:42:56","slug":"former-football-coach-mark-richt-asks-for-prayers-amidst-parkinsons-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2022\/12\/former-football-coach-mark-richt-asks-for-prayers-amidst-parkinsons-battle.html","title":{"rendered":"Former Football Coach Mark Richt Asks for Prayers Amidst Parkinson\u2019s Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former college football coach Mark Richt took to Twitter to ask for his followers\u2019 prayers as he begins a new treatment for Parkinson\u2019s. \u201cI am asking for your prayers this morning,\u201d Richt <\/span>wrote<\/span><\/a>. \u201cI am taking the levodopa drug that is designed to help Parkinson\u2019s for the first time. Please pray for good results and no side effects! Thank you!\u201d\u00a0<\/span>The Parkinson\u2019s Foundation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0detailed levodopa\u2019s uses on its website, calling the drug \u201cone of the most important breakthroughs in the history of medicine.\u201d Side effects of the drug can include nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, and confusion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Richt worked as a college football coach for 18 seasons, with most of his time being spent in Georgia before he finished out the last three seasons of his career with the Miami Hurricanes in 2018. He had an <\/span>impressive career<\/span><\/a>, with 171 career wins over 64 losses and winning 10 of 17 Bowl games. At the time of his retirement, Richt was beginning to experience the early symptoms of the disease. He began to feel fatigued and couldn\u2019t speak as quickly as he used to. \u201cAnd I was thinking, well, maybe it\u2019s slightly new terminology, and looking back, it probably wasn\u2019t,\u201d Richt\u00a0<\/span>recalled<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in 2021. He also suffered a heart attack in 2019. He first revealed his Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis on\u00a0<\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in 2021, writing that he saw his diagnosis as \u201ca momentary light affliction compared to the future glory in heaven.\u201d He also thanked Jesus for the promise of a body \u201cthat has no sin and no disease.\u201d Richt has been open about his Christian faith throughout his career, acknowledging the impact that his Coach Bobby Bowden had in leading him to Christ. \u201cCoach Bowden had an open-door policy, which was open to anybody who wanted to talk to him about Jesus. That changed my life. I mean, it dramatically \u2014 for all of eternity \u2014 gave me a new perspective on how to live,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He has not allowed his illness to dampen his Christian faith. After announcing his diagnosis, he said in an interview with Maina Mwaura of <\/span>Baptist News Global<\/span><\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/em>\u201cWhen the adversity hits you, you\u2019re ready for it. You can handle it. If you spend time with the Lord, you truly have that peace that surpasses all understanding. When these things happen, you can handle them better, and you can stay positive.\u201d He has written a book,\u00a0<\/span>Make the Call<\/span><\/em><\/a>, since his diagnosis and continues to work as a football analyst for the ACC Network. He also has stated that he will continue to live his life, despite the changes the diagnosis means for him. \u201cWhen we get those glorified bodies with no sin and no disease and all that kind of good stuff, I\u2019m looking forward to that day. In the meantime, I\u2019m going to enjoy life like I always have,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former college football coach Mark Richt took to Twitter to ask for his followers\u2019 prayers as he begins a new treatment for Parkinson\u2019s. \u201cI am asking for your prayers this morning,\u201d Richt wrote. \u201cI am taking the levodopa drug that is designed to help Parkinson\u2019s for the first time. 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