Legendary NHLers and their Mothers

First Wayne Gretzky goes through the untimely and very public loss of his mother, Phyllis. And now we have Patrick Roy's scary/sad story:

The mother of former Montreal Canadiens star goalie Patrick Roy is fighting for her life in a Quebec City hospital after contracting flesh-eating disease, according to reports.

Barbara Miller-Roy contracted type A streptococcus, and according to the newspaper Le Soleil, the bacteria spread so quickly doctors were forced to amputate her arm over the weekend to save her life.

Miller-Roy fell off an exercise ball while working out and had cut her elbow, the newpaper reported on Monday. She later went to see a doctor because she still wasn't feeling well and was diagnosed with the disease.

Get Well Soon just doesn't really cover it, but we'll say it anyway. That's just awful.

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