Freakin Cancer. From the article:
"Chris Spielman was playing linebacker with the Buffalo Bills when he decided to give up football for a year to stay home with his wife and children. When his wife lost her hair because of chemotherapy treatments, he shaved his head."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_stefanie_spielman_2
Props to you Chris on manning up.
That is quite a tragic story. With her being only 42, it seems like this is an exception to the new policy guidelines from the breast cancer advisory group or whatever they are called.