"Hi, nine people, I'm Lu Ke.

We've just had a great first half of the season, and thank you for always being there for us and going through this wonderful time together; But that's not the end of the story, there are more hard and more difficult races ahead of us, and we look forward to continuing to move forward together and sprint towards the greatest goal.

Nine people are always the most important part of the whole team, the existence of every nine people is the biggest motivation for the team to set sail, we will always warmly open our arms and welcome more and more nine people to join it; We will always stand firmly side by side, providing each other with the strongest and most resolute support.

Now, a man of nine needs our company.

His name is Ryan Baldwin. Although he is only 25 years old this year, he is a loyal member of the nine, who has dedicated his entire childhood and upbringing to the football team in San Francisco, and since the age of five, he has accompanied the team for 20 years, witnessed the peaks and the lows, and he has never given up.

Two years ago, when he was about to embark on a new life journey after graduating from Ryan University, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as ALS. It is a condition that cannot be cured by current medical conditions, and there is not even a proven means of curbing and alleviating it.

Even so, Ryan hasn't given up on his passion for the team. He did his best to attend every match held at the Stadium of Candlesticks, put his heart and soul into it, and he was always by the side of the team, whether he won or lost. After the Nations League final earlier this year, Ryan personally waited at the door of the stadium, just to tell me, 'You're doing a great job. Don't be frustrated, we'll be together next season. ’

But three weeks ago, after our game against Buffalo Bills, Ryan's condition suddenly deteriorated, and he had to stay in the hospital to deal with the unexpected, so he missed the next two games at Candlestick Stadium and had to watch it live on the TV.

The battle goes on and on. It's one of Ryan's favorite slogans, and it's the one Ryan is sticking to. But now Ryan is facing a battle that must be lost, and the end is already doomed, and he doesn't know if he should continue to fight, and he doesn't know how he should fight.

I don't know the answer either.

But I know that the Nine will not surrender easily! Even though the ending is doomed, the process is still left to us to write, and we can choose to hold our heads high, raise our heads, and face the ending arranged by God! Fight until the last moment, fight until the last moment, until the life burns out.

Ryan couldn't finish this battle alone, just like every game we played, the offensive group, the defense team, the special service team, and everyone on the whole team, as well as the nine people who stood behind us steadfastly, all of them were comrades; Now, Ryan needs his comrades to stand up and tell him with practical actions:

He wasn't fighting alone.

This week, we return to Candlestick to take on fellow rivals St. Louis Ram, but sadly, Ryan is still unable to play; But he is always with us.

I sincerely hope that every nine people present at the stadium will be able to wear a golden object, whether it can be a hat, a handkerchief, an umbrella, anything in life, as long as they can carry it with them on the court. Let Ryan walk side by side with us, we are nine people, and none of them can be missing.

The battle goes on!

Sincerely,

Lu Ke. ”

Jeff Locke sat quietly in place, this was a long article, a long article, but he was more patient than ever, read the whole article seriously, and then sat quietly like this, before he knew it, his eyes were already blurred, and a faint emotion and surging enthusiasm surged in his chest.

Ryan Baldwin.

The young man who was always in a wheelchair but always had a big smile was only two years older than him, but he had already experienced the vicissitudes of life, and mature and wise words always opened their eyes; Although they all knew that Ryan's health was not good, they never knew that Ryan had always fought against death, and it was not until two weeks ago that Ryan began to miss home games, and the cruel truth was revealed little by little.

Involuntarily, Jeff began to hypothesize what would happen to him if he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

He couldn't find an answer. Because everything is too far away and too unfamiliar, I try my best to depict and imagine, but I still can't really outline the truth of the matter.

The battle goes on and on.

The battle goes on! The battle goes on! The battle goes on!

When his eyes fell on the long article again, Jeff clenched his fists, cheering himself on and Ryan.

This long article was posted on Lu Ke's personal social platform without warning.

Lu Ke has always been a focused and low-key player, although he has a personal social media account, but the update content is only a handful and lackluster, and the occasional update on Twitter and Instagram is related to training and games, and Facebook is simply handed over to the professional team hired by Lech to take care of.

All nine people know that if you want to get Lu Ke's latest situation, instead of looking for Lu Ke's personal account, it is better to search on the accounts of other players of the San Francisco 49ers, such as offensive group tactical meetings, such as sophomore basic training, and so on, but you can find Lu Ke more often.

Despite this, Lu Ke is still one of the hottest players in the league now, with the number of followers on Twitter, Facebook and the photo wall adding up to more than 60 million, of which the number of fans on the photo wall alone has reached 30 million, ranking among the top five of all players in the league -

You must know that after the Battle of Chicken Soup a year ago, Lu Ke's social networking platform once showed a momentum of rapid growth, but the total number of followers at that time was less than five million.

On the whole, compared with the NBA, which is extremely active on social platforms, the overall interaction rate of the NFL is still obviously insufficient; But now, Lu Ke's birth is changing this situation, and in just one and a half seasons, he has become one of the most followed professional rugby players on social networks, and the topic discussion and public attention have always been high.

Today, Lu Ke updated his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at the same time.

To be precise, this is a long photograph, completely handwritten, like a solemn invitation, after being written, scanned into a photo, and finally uploaded.

This is definitely a surprise for all the fans who have followed Lu Ke, as Lu Ke's last update was three weeks ago, and he updated his post-match photo with Eli Manning.

Twenty-four hours is already a relatively slow-paced update cycle for the Internet, so imagine what "three weeks" really means! It should be three centuries old.

Jeff was boredly scrolling his photo wall, and then he saw this long article, from excitement to emotion, from excitement to tears, from excitement to enthusiasm, all emotions began to boil and roll.

Just a few days ago, a group of fans were still debating how to show support and encouragement to Ryan, Jonathan Baldwin was originally part of the enthusiastic group of fans in "Joe's Bar", and Ryan Baldwin quickly became one of them, and now that the friends are in trouble, they naturally have to step up.

But in the face of incurable diseases, they also seem helpless. For a while, a charter had not been discussed, and then Lu Ke stepped forward.

This is their quarterback, this is the leader they unswervingly follow, this is the hero who led them to blow the horn of revival, this is the player who carries the weight of the soul of the San Francisco 49ers, and people can't help but raise their right hand and follow his footsteps step by step, rushing to a bright future that belongs to them.

Thinking of this, Jeff immediately quit the video wall software and dialed his friend Nate Chandler.

This is a battle that belongs to Ryan, and this is also a battle that belongs to the nine, even if the end is already predestined, but want them to disarm and surrender? It's absolutely impossible!

First Nate Chandler, then Danny Reese.

Before Jeff could inform the friends further, Cliff Hart couldn't wait to call, "Jeff! Jeff! Jeff! We have to cheer for Ryan! We have to wear all the gold accessories! By the way, Lu Ke updated the photo wall and Twitter, have you seen it? Did you see that? Now it's time for us all to come together! We need to support each other, we need to support the team, we need to support Lu Ke! Did you see that? ”

Incoherent, because he was too excited and too excited, Cliff's words were reversed, if he didn't understand the situation, he was completely confused at this time, and he couldn't understand what Cliff meant, but Jeff understood, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise high, and nodded again and again, "Yes, I saw it." Yes, I know. ”

This is just the beginning, Lu Ke's long article is like a spark that ignites hope, and it spreads mightily among 60 million followers.

At the end of the offseason, the San Francisco 49ers are back in the regular season when they face the St. Louis Rams, one of the archrivals and most historic team in the region, for the third week in a row at Candlestick Stadium.