GREEN BAY, WI (AP)-- It wasn't that long ago that Bart Starr's return to Lambeau Field on Thanksgiving was doubtful. But, his wife, Cherry, is offering new hope.
Starr was working to become strong enough to travel to Lambeau Field to join Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre when Favre's number goes up on the stadium facade during a special ceremony.
The 81-year-old Starr recently suffered a life-threatening lung infection about a year after a heart attack and multiple strokes debilitated him. Over the last several weeks, Starr has returned home and worked on rehabilitating. Cherry Starr tells Press-Gazette Media that if the ceremony were tomorrow, her husband would be there.
The legendary Green Bay Packers' quarterback still can't walk without assistance. He and his wife will soon travel out of the country for Starr's second experimental stem cell treatment.
