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Wheeler: In a Nebraska hospital, Art Hains reminds us that 'every day is a gift'

LINCOLN, Neb. — In a room on the second floor of the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, Art Hains sat up in his wheelchair with a Missouri State Bears blanket over his lap. He wore a smile on his face.

On the walls were different photos of the ones he holds most dear. Art's grandchildren colored drawings to hang on the walls while there are photographs of the Voice of the Bears with friends and family. On the counters are Missouri State Bears and Kansas City Chiefs memorabilia.

To the left of his hospital bed is a Bluetooth speaker that he uses to listen to every Missouri State game that is on the air.