Doctors told me I could never walk, but my football team made me feel like I could fly
Whether it was at a time when medical professionals were warning him he would not be able to walk or at a time when he would be alone in his room without friends, the Roughriders kept Dylan Earis company and a reason to feel hopeful about what lay ahead.
![Doctors told me I could never walk, but my football team made me feel like I could fly](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7223607.1717529837!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/dylan-earis.jpg)
![Dylan Earis has a lot of childhood memories of cheering on his favourite CFL team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders. A boy in a white T-shirt waves a green flag with fans in a stadium seen behind him.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7223607.1717529837!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/dylan-earis.jpg)
Whether it was at a time when medical professionals were warning him he would not be able to walk or at a time when he would be alone in his room without friends, the Roughriders kept Dylan Earis company and a reason to feel hopeful about what lay ahead.