When Walker was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes during the 2008 NBA Finals, the Allens became deeply involved with Harvard’s Joslin Diabetes Center.
When Walker had another scare during the 2010 Finals, the staff at Joslin was there again to help manage the crisis.
In weighing the reasons to stay or go, his son’s ongoing treatment was a "huge part of it," Allen said.
It helped when Dr. Lori Laffel, Chief of Pediatrics at Joslin, quickly reassured Ray and Shannon that she would "patch them in immediately" with the best doctors in Miami.
"We’re already on it," Dr. Laffel, a University of Miami Medical School graduate, told the Allens.
When Walker had another scare during the 2010 Finals, the staff at Joslin was there again to help manage the crisis.
In weighing the reasons to stay or go, his son’s ongoing treatment was a "huge part of it," Allen said.
It helped when Dr. Lori Laffel, Chief of Pediatrics at Joslin, quickly reassured Ray and Shannon that she would "patch them in immediately" with the best doctors in Miami.
"We’re already on it," Dr. Laffel, a University of Miami Medical School graduate, told the Allens.
