This is a really important sentence to sum up the article with. There is so much hope being given to the reader throughout this piece that it overshadows the struggles that come with everything. Some peoples struggles are simply worse than others and its good to know that. They will never be able to replace the ones they've lost but they can keep going and create new memories with the new firefighters.

This portion conveys a lot of the mental aspects of sports. Everyone needs a balance in their mental, physical and social health throughout their lives. once one of them fails, then the rest collapse with it. However, sports gave these people the opportunity for socializing, strengthening their bodies physically and mentally putting their minds into the sport and people they love. Playing in this sport gave them relationships that kept them healthy. They can carry out with their newly found teamwork throughout the rest of their lives.

This is a very difficult question to think about. Of course it's difficult loses people who have created a safe and comfortable environment for everyone around them. It take a lot of courage to move on from what once was so amazing, yet you don't need to forget it. Moving on is a big part of life and everyone has to be put through it at one point or another. Other people will come along and might even make as big of an impact as anyone else.

It's obvious that they play the sport for more multiple reasons other than enjoying it. Even through their pain this sport is ultimately what brought them together in the first place and they won't stop the tradition because of a cough.