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Windy City Gridiron found this 8/29/2008 on chicagosports.chicagotribune.com [flag]
Veteran to discuss infant's serious medical issue By Vaughn McClure | Tribune staff reporter 11:34 PM CDT, August 28, 2008 CLEVELAND - Bears cornerback Charles Tillman will have a 1:30 p.m. news conference Friday at the Children's Memorial Hospital to address a serious medical issue involving his infant daughter. Coach Lovie Smith and physicians from the hospital will accompany Tillman, who ... [link]

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Tillman's Time Off and Bears Defense
Published 8/29/2008 by WCG at Windy City Gridiron
... If you recall toward the beginning of training camp Charles Tillman was absent for personal reasons and none of us knew what those were.  He was out due to a serious medical condition with his daughter. He is set to finally talk about it today at 1:30. ...

CHICAGO BEARS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS
Published 8/29/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
... his case to make the roster in the Bears’ win over the Browns. Starter Kyle Orton was 4-of-7 for 51 yards , with no touchdowns and one interception. Rex Grossman led a 95-yard touchdown drive in his one series, hitting Brandon Rideau for his third touchdown of preseason. The Bears’ first-string defense allowed the Browns to move the ball with ease . Watching from the sidelines, S Mike Brown wasn’t impressed . Devin Hester and Brandon Lloyd were the starting receivers . K Robbie Gould was 3-for-3 on field goals .

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[Bears] Bears CB Charles Tillman Tillman Reveals Daughter's Illness - GridironFans.com

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Tillman has missed assorted training camp practices and offseason workouts, and revealed Friday at Children's Memorial Hospital that the reason for his absences was the plight of his infant daughter, Tiana. She had a form of cardiomyopathy in May, which eventually required a heart transplant. On ...
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