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The looks describes Ben as skinny. The book talks about how people doubted his football ability because he is 123 pounds. It also says that he has the body of a runner.

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Ben decides to turn out for football instead of track when he finds out that he is going to die so he can be closer to his quarterback brother. He also try's to stay strong so the people around him won't have to deal with the fact he is dying. This shows that Ben wants to make sure that his death has as little impact of his loved ones lives as possible.

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Most people like Ben, but after he gets diagnosed he starts to moss with one of his current events teacher and people in class get annoyed with him because that get so off topic. People also get mad at him because he didn't tell anybody the he was dying for months. That was also the reason his girlfriend broke up with him.

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Ben thinks that if he doesn't tell anybody about the fact that he's dying then people won't be as hurt, despite how much his doctor and therapist tell him it's a bad idea. This shows that Ben is stubborn and selfish, because not telling people hurt them more because they had less time with him then if they could have convinced him to do treatment.

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An important quote from the book is "That's my curse: give me the bad news and I'll take care of you." This shows that Ben cares about the people around him. This is why he decided not to tell anyone he was dying, which caused major conflict in the story.

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I chose this article because it talks about a high school football player who is diagnosed with a rare blood disorder late in his life. This article has a very strong connection to the book because it is very much like what Ben went through. The main difference is that Nigel Schonfeld told his friends and family and is getting support from his community.

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INDIANAPOLIS - A Central Indiana community is rallying around a teenager recently diagnosed with a rare blood disease.

Sixteen-year-old Nigel Schonfeld of Shelbyville is currently being treated for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Heath.

The disease is extremely rare. It causes patients to have difficulty producing blood.

"There's only five people in the U.S. who get this a year," explained Schonfeld from his hospital bed.

Wearing a Colts t-shirt, Schonfeld showed Fox 59 the red streaks on his arm caused by the disease.

"It looks really weird," he said as he pointed. "It looks like I just got beat up and dragged down the road."

Schonfeld first noticed something was wrong after a Shelbyville High School football game against New Palestine in early October. He underwent blood testing and when the results came in, he was rushed to Riley.

"I thought it was just a rash at first and then it turned out to be something worse," said Schonfeld. "It's just bleeding underneath the skin where your veins are leaking."

He just finished chemotherapy treatment, but now Schonfeld needs a bone marrow transplant. What makes everything even more difficult, his mother, Barbara Reddick, is battling breast cancer. She is scheduled to undergo a double mastectomy later this month.

"It's kinda sad, but at the same time, you know, we both have each other's back," said Schonfeld.

His friends, football team, and coaches also have his back. Many of them have stopped by the hospital to raise his spirits. They are also raising funds to help his family cover his medical expenses and borrowing a page from the Colts playbook to create #nigelstrong to spread awareness about his battle.

"It's just amazing... I mean you're more than just a team, more than just friends," he explained. "It's a big family."

He hopes someone out there will get tested and be the right match; if not for him, then for someone in need.

"It may not be a match for me, but you can be a match for anybody. And one of these days you might be one of those people that may need a bone marrow match and someone's gonna be there for you."

To learn more about the efforts to help Schonfeld and his family, click here.

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Community rallies around teen fighting rare blood disease

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INDIANAPOLIS - A Central Indiana community is rallying around a teenager recently diagnosed with a rare blood disease. Sixteen-year-old Nigel Schonfeld of Shelbyville is currently being treated for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Heath. The disease is extremely rare. It causes patients to have difficulty producing blood.

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The theme of this story is not telling the truth can hurt you as well as your loved ones. I know this because in the book Ben decides not to tell anyone that he isn't going to die, and because of that he struggled with managing what was happening to him. He didn't tell his friends, family or girlfriend for a few months, and b then it was too late. The pain would have been led if Ben told them when he wound put.

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One of the main conflicts is a man vs. self. Ben decides he won't tell anyone that he's going to die, but constantly argues with himself about telling his friends and family or not.

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The antagonist is Ben's Blood disease that he knows will kill him by the end of the year. I know this because in the story it says "I'm dying. I've got this blood disease... I may only be good for most of the year."

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The protagonist is Ben Wolf.

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This story takes place in the small town of Trout, Idaho. I know this because in the book the main character, Ben says "I set out for planet earth from the Pluto that is trout, Idaho." Setting is important because in small town people typically know everyone personally and care about them. Ben knew all of these people and that was another reason he didn't tell anyone he was dying; He didn't want tp hurt them.

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This story is in first person point of view. I can tell this because when the protagonist talks about himself he says I, me, or my