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SALT LAKE CITY – In another life, Jason Poulsen would have burned with envy as he watched Utah football fans celebrating the Utes first trip to the Pac-12 Championship game on social media.
But, because the longtime BYU fan was changed by life’s cruelty and grace, by the way being human shatters and remakes us, he did something so unusual, most people didn’t believe he was serious.
And then, the gesture he made rippled through a medium known for its toxicity, creating a wave of compassion that will bless families he’s never met, engaged in struggles that most of us can’t comprehend.
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