Mercer Athletics rallying behind athlete battling through cancer treatments

There's nothing more difficult for an athlete than having to sit out on the sideline.

Sophomore Aliyah Waldon, a Mercer University volleyball player, knows that feeling better than anyone. She's forced to sit out this season, but there is nothing more she wants to do than be back on the court.

A few months after her freshman season with the Bears, Waldon said she felt minor hip pain that eventually became unbearable. After school trainers encouraged Waldon to get an MRI, doctors found it was more than a minor injury.

Doctors diagnosed Waldon with osteosarcoma, a rare but aggressive bone cancer found in her femur; she said they found a six-inch tumor. According to Moffitt Cancer Center, it's typically diagnosed in teens and young adults. Waldon said she's had her share of injuries from the sport so wasn't expecting to hear she has cancer.

"I was definitely shocked because I was just looking for a tear," Waldon said.

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