Judi's House
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Judi’s House was founded by Brian Griese
in honor and in memory of his mother, Judi Griese, who died from breast cancer
when Brian was twelve years old. Judi Griese was the wife of former Miami Dolphins
star, Bob Griese
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Judi Griese died in 1988 after a five year battle with breast cancer. In his book, Undefeated (ISBN 0-7852-7021-3), co-written with his father, Brian recalled that he felt he had nowhere to turn to with his grief. He reported that he did not want to burden his father, as he was dealing with his own grief at the time. (Bob Griese had also lost his father when he was ten years old).
While playing for the Denver Broncos
, Brian Griese established a house where children could meet with support groups and counselors. Griese named it Judi's House, and placed a picture of Judi over the fireplace. The house features rooms where children could create art or become physically active as they dealt with their grief.
Judi's House is located in Denver, Colorado
, and more than 1,700 children and their adult caregivers from the metro area have participated since it opened in 2002. Brian has said that he was gratified that his house served such a need in the Denver area.
Brian Griese
Brian David Griese is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School and later college football at Michigan....
in honor and in memory of his mother, Judi Griese, who died from breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
when Brian was twelve years old. Judi Griese was the wife of former Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
star, Bob Griese
Bob Griese
Robert Allen "Bob" Griese is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins...
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Judi Griese died in 1988 after a five year battle with breast cancer. In his book, Undefeated (ISBN 0-7852-7021-3), co-written with his father, Brian recalled that he felt he had nowhere to turn to with his grief. He reported that he did not want to burden his father, as he was dealing with his own grief at the time. (Bob Griese had also lost his father when he was ten years old).
While playing for the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Brian Griese established a house where children could meet with support groups and counselors. Griese named it Judi's House, and placed a picture of Judi over the fireplace. The house features rooms where children could create art or become physically active as they dealt with their grief.
Judi's House is located in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, and more than 1,700 children and their adult caregivers from the metro area have participated since it opened in 2002. Brian has said that he was gratified that his house served such a need in the Denver area.