NMSU community mourning the loss of superfan Lori Paulson

state univer mouring the loss of one of their most loving supporters. lori paulson passed away monday from cancer. reporter kristin dickerson introduces us to the woman who loved these players- no matter what’s on the scoreboard it’s a battlefield normally used to declare winners and losers but this one is the site of unconditional love. key timecode: :10-:16 “the whole entire football team from 2011 till now loves lori.” “i adore them, i simply adore them.” lori paulson takes the term ‘super fan’ to her own unique level, and the new mexico state university football players love her for it. key timecode: :31-:38 “like when you just hear miss lori’s name, you just think of all the beautiful names in the world to describe her.” “she’s the world to me, i alway tell her ‘i love her to the moon and back.'” this lov started growing five years ago when lori invited a few players to her home for sunday dinner. “she put the love in th cooking.'” lori’s father, “maggie, come on molly. goo girl.” driving his stag coach, said as more and more players started coming over for dinner, “sh figured out that- oh these kids are hurting for family.” and that’s what lori became; and like all families, there are challenges. “when you hear ‘pancreati cancer’ you think ‘this is gonna kill me.'” her team immediately rallied around her. “we’d like to ask you if you’ like to be our honorary captain of the year?” “yes!” and lori rallied righ back: cheering on her team at practice and on the sidelines. “when you dedicate like games t her you want to play your heart out you know because you know if she was to get on that field she’ll play her heart out for us.” in this game against idaho it’s overtime. “pressure, throws!” number t catches a miraculous interception. “he catches the ball with his feet! helping the aggies finally break a 17 game losing streak. “we came from 30 points down to win the game, and in the locker room after the game that’s what the players wanted. they wanted to give that game ball to lori . whether you’re winning or whether you’re losing she’s there to just inspire and to make sure that these guys know that she believes in them.” “i actually had got hurt during that game and she was the first person by my side, and she just ‘andrew you did great out there, win or lose, you’re number one in my book.'” stories of he support, strength, and strong will, are pretty easy to come by. there’s the time she was admitted to a hospital on a game day; her cancer tumors dangerously lowering her blood sugar. “so she snuck out of th hospital just to come see us . well at first i was like ‘man miss lori she’s kind of crazy .'” then there’s the time she flew to atlanta, to support nmsu graduate valerian ume-ezeoke “she was going through her 10th round of chemo- 10th round of chemo, i’m talking’ she feels the worst of the worst, and she gets on a plane so she doesn’t miss my first nfl game.” lori’s father, “to think about everybody els and how they’re feeling and how they’re doing, rather than herself, it’s just mind boggling you know. it’s what’s given me the strength to get through it because i think if she can do it- you know- i have to, you know?” getting through it- giving her unconditional love to everyone around her, while expecting nothing in return. “i’ve learned that love feels s much better than any money, or any ‘thing.’ that love is kind of the core of us all.” she credits the loving support of her family; her husband, gently trying to relieve her pain “no i’ okay” from sitting for this interview “okay you ready?” after 20 rounds of chemo, there are no more treatment options. the cancer is terminal. “um there’s only so man treatments for my kind of disease, and then there’s not any more.” she’s no receiving hospice care to help improve her quality of life. “i’m just living ever day . um the best that i can, my best . my best me,” which brings us to lori’s legacy, and what she calls “putting her mone where her mouth is.” “it was like the best gift i’ve ever given” she donated $100,000 of her life insurance policy to the football team, to help pay for anything the players need. “i feel like they would do just about anything for me. they’d lay it all out for me. and i feel like i would do just about anything for them, including giving them a gift.” today, in the hall o legends next to the male faces of the aggie’s past is the name of the woman shaping its players’ futures. “because i believe in them,” a they believe in her. “we always hold up an ‘l’ lik this for miss lori and that means that no matter what we’re always going to keep pushing, keep fighting, cause that’s what miss lori would want us to do.” reporting in las cruces i’m kristin dickerson paulson’s funeral is scheduled for next wednesday. our new mexico mobiile newsroom will keep you posted on the plans. to follow lori’s journey from the beginning, check out her blog “the big c in l.c.” w have the link at kvia-dot-com. look for it under links mentioned.