article_snippet: Park, 56, knew the ball wasn't going in when his shot the ball because serious medical problems have sapped his strength, but his still wanted to give the ball a try, according to the Sporting News.
article_snippet: In 2007, Park had open heart surgery and was forced to go back to the hospital two days later because something was wrong.
article_snippet: Doctors couldn't figure out why, but Park's kidney, liver, spleen, gallbladder and pancreas were shutting down.
article_snippet: Things got so bad that one of Park's doctors began preparing his wife Ellen for his death.
article_snippet: his wife Ellen was at the game.
article_snippet: his wife Ellen has a blood disorder called catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome .
article_snippet: After a last-ditch effort, all of Park's organs, except his wife Ellen kidney, began to respond and his wife Ellen was eventually diagnosed with a blood disorder called catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS).
article_snippet: Park had two years of dialysis but was able to get a kidney transplant from someone who goes to his church.
article_snippet: All of that explains why the joke really wasn't on Park at all.
highlights_snippet: Five of his organs failed and doctors told Scott Park's wife Ellen his would die .
  