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Frank Ragnow 'so thankful' for his mom, a breast cancer survivor

The Lions took center Frank Ragnow out of Arkansas with the No. 20 pick on Thursday night. Meet the newest Lion. Wochit

It was December of 2015 and Frank Ragnow had just gotten back from Wal-Mart, where he went to buy a Santa Claus mask for a party he was planning to attend, when his phone rang with some disturbing news.

Marty Ragnow, Frank’s mother, was on the other line, calling to tell her son she had just been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Marty tried to stay upbeat during the call, reassuring Frank that everything would be fine, that it was a small tumor barely in Stage 1.