. >> in 2007, nbc news reported on the tragic story of pro football's elijah alexander, who played fornd tampa bay buccaneers. after he was diagnosed he started a foundation, tackle myeloma. his wife, kimberly. >> he was very young. he was only 35. and at the time they found it, he actually was at the worst stage. with eli, he didn't have back pain. his pain came from his feet. >> in the feet? >> right. >> kimberly had to take on being more than just a wife and mother of their two young boys. you were nurse. >> yes. >> you were the pep leader. you know keeping him going. >> mm-hmm. >> it was a big learning curve, wasn't it? >> very. i mean, you have to be not only supportive of the patient and keep their spirits lifted, but you also have to be realistic about what the outcome may be, because there are so many unknowns when it comes to the disease. >> elijah alexander went through a grueling stem cell transplant, but he died after a courageous five-year fight, and he was just 39. for a time i thought i'd have to have a stem cell transplant but, i was able to be treated effectively with

than two or three days who invented the electric lamp, the diagram a telephone for alexander graham bell. talk about elijah system for locomotive engines, had some intentions when something would come up they would say is that a mccoy? is about the real mccoy? you could go on and on talk about the tremendous contributions of black people to this nation. and we need to give those young men a very different vision of what success is within. we have to start holding up the right kind of models. we need to talk to them about how to conduct themselves is there injustice? of course there is. but if you conduct yourself in certain ways you're going to come into trouble. not only with law enforcement but with the other guy down the block. iran to somebody who's better than you are and all of a sudden guns start floating, nice start going. we don't need that. and lastly, in wrapping up let me just say how important it is for us to think about the fact that the thing that got us to slavery, jim crowism segregation, and all the prejudices is that we have faith in god. and there are so many people now want to throw go