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All-star athlete coming full circle with CHaD football game

All-star athlete coming full circle with CHaD football game
BEDFORD STANDOUT, IT MAY MEAN A LITTLE MORE. CHECK OUT WHY FOR KEVIN SHERIDAN PREPARING FOR THE CHAD ALL STAR FOOTBALL GAME IS PROBABLY A SURREAL FEELING. SEEING WHAT THEY’VE DONE AND BEING ABLE TO TOUR THE HOSPITAL AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THEY’RE DOING SOME GREAT WORK THERE AND IT’S AWESOME TO SEE THAT THE RECENT BEDFORD GRADUATE CAN SHARE FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THE IMPACT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK HAS ON FAMILIES. AS A KID, SHERIDAN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HASHIMOTO’S DISEASE, WHICH CAUSES HYPOTHYROIDISM. SHERIDAN SAYS HE MADE VISITS TO CHAD FROM SECOND GRADE TO FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. WE FIGURED THAT CHAD WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TO GO, SO HE WENT WENT THERE AND THEY GAVE VERY GOOD HELP IN DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE AND FIXING THE ISSUE. I FEEL GREAT NOW. THEY DID A GREAT JOB HELPING ME. THEY GOT ME ON THE CORRECT MEDICINES. THEY GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY DID TO ME, AND THEY WERE VERY FAST AND EFFICIENT WITH WHAT THEY DID. SHERIDAN HAS BEEN ABLE TO THRIVE AS A STUDENT ATHLETE. HE WAS A THREE TIME ALL STATE LACROSSE PLAYER AND EXCELLED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL. ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, SHERIDAN WAS NAMED ALL STATE AS A TIGHT END AND WAS NAMED THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. THIS AFTER HELPING THE BULLDOGS GO BACK TO BACK AS STATE CHAMPS. THOSE GUYS HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR EVER. WE’VE BEEN, I THINK, AS A WHOLE UNIT SINCE FOURTH GRADE, SO WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT CHEMISTRY AND WE WORKED REALLY WELL TOGETHER. PRETTY SOON, SHERIDAN WILL GET READY FOR THE NEXT LEVEL. HE HAS A SCHOLARSHIP TO PLAY FOOTBALL AT STONEHILL. RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, IT’S ALL ABOUT ENJOYING THIS FULL CIRCLE MOMENT. IT MEANS A LOT TO ME, ESPECIALLY BEING A CHAD PATIENT, BEING ABLE TO GROW UP, AND I USED TO COME TO THESE GAMES AND WATCH THEM BECAUSE I’VE ALWAYS HAD SOME SORT OF CONNECTION WITH EITHER PLAYERS OR JUST TH
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All-star athlete coming full circle with CHaD football game
Former Bedford standout Kevin Sheridan is giving back to the institution that helped him as he plays in the CHaD All-Star football game.

Former Bedford standout Kevin Sheridan is giving back to the institution that helped him as he plays in the CHaD All-Star football game.

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