Just another hurdle: Surgery to remove brain tumor couldn't slow Morgan Wells

Standing outside of the Indigo Park Apartments one hot June afternoon, Morgan Wells wore an LSU track T-shirt — suitable attire for him, a reminder of his days as a walk-on hurdler for one of the best programs in the country. He placed a black scarf over his head. The scarf was suitable attire, too: It covers sutures that will be removed sometime in the next couple of weeks. Wells, a Shreveport native, had turned away from his full scholarship at McNeese State after two seasons, transferring to LSU and attempting to earn a roster spot at the state’s flagship school. After sitting out a year, he joined the team in 2015, earning a small role. His dreams were coming true. A year later, just after his senior season concluded, everything changed. On June 10, Wells visited Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, suffering from migraines and vomiting. Something was wrong. Shortly thereafter, he was crying, scared by a life-threatening diagnosis. He had a brain tumor called meningioma in his left lobe....