Holy hell. His dad dies. His wife gets breast cancer. His brother-in-law dies in an ATV accident. Now this:
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre spent most of the last two days nervously waiting to hear from family members in his hometown of Kiln, Miss., in the heart of the Gulf Coast area devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
The Packers said Favre finally spoke to his mother, Bonita, late Tuesday afternoon when she was able to reach him with the help of a Houston television station in the area covering hurricane damage.
According to the team, Favre said his mother reported spending Monday night in the family attic, along with his grandmother, after the house filled up with water within a matter of 5-10 minutes, much like a tsunami.
On Tuesday, the water receded enough that she was able to leave the family home and go to his brother Jeff’s nearby house, which is slightly higher and away from the water.
