“He was loved by everybody. Everybody that met him …
For Gilbert, who considered his son his best friend, losing Nick was a devastating blow. And he was not alone in his grief. Before he died, Nick had become a symbol of preservation and determination in two cities: his hometown of Detroit, and in Cleveland, where he had become a fixture at Cavs games.
“He was loved by everybody. Everybody that met him loved him. He loved everybody.
” Gilbert said it was frustrating, having billions of dollars and access to the best doctors in the world, but still not being able to stop this devastating disease from taking someone he loved. “That’s a sobering thing,” Gilbert said. “You can’t fix everything, so you just try to take one step in front of the next, do the best you can.
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