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Fran McCaffery's son, Patrick, 13, underwent surgery to remove a thyroid tumor Wednesday morning, and the coach said the surgery "went as planned." After the surgery, McCaffery headed to Dayton, Ohio, for Iowa's first NCAA tourney game since 2006. The Twitter world showed incredible support for Patrick, to the point that #teampat was trending nationally, and here is a (large) sampling of some of our favorite tweets.
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McCaffery released this statement early Wednesday afternoon:
?Today?s surgery for my son Patrick went as planned. Doctors will continue tests in the coming days to determine further treatment. Patrick was in good spirits after the operation.
Our family would like to thank the surgeons who performed the operation and the doctors and nurses at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics who have helped treat Patrick during this process.
The outpouring of support and encouragement Patrick and our family have received this past week has been overwhelming; words cannot express how genuinely thankful we are to everyone who has offered their thoughts and prayers.?
IOWA RIVALS
Thoughts and prayers are with the McCaffery family. Hoping for the best! @IowaHoops
— Iowa State Men?s Basketball (@CycloneMBB) March 18, 2014
Thinking of the McCaffery family today. Hoping and praying for the best #TeamPat
— Fred Hoiberg (@CoachHoiberg) March 19, 2014
Our thoughts are with Coach McCaffery and the @IowaHoops family today. #TeamPat
— Michigan Men's Basketball (@umichbball) March 19, 2014
Thoughts and prayers are with Pat, Fran, and the rest of the McCaffery and @IowaHoops family. Wish you all nothing but the best! #TeamPat
— Maize Rage ?? (@MaizeRageUM) March 19, 2014
Thoughts and prayers for @IowaHoops coach Fran McCaffery and his family today. #TeamPat #B1GFamily
— Michigan State Men's Basketball (@MSU_Basketball) March 19, 2014
#Huskers thoughts are with @IowaHoops Coach McCaffery tomorrow morning. #TeamPat
— Nebraska Men's Basketball (@HuskerMBB) March 19, 2014
Praying for the best for Coach McCaffery and the @IowaHoops family.
— Northwestern Basketball (@NUMensBball) March 18, 2014
Thoughts are with Pat McCaffery, Coach McCaffery and his family today as his son Pat has surgery this morning. #TeamPat @IowaHoops
— Jeff Boals (@JeffBoals) March 19, 2014
Thoughts and prayers out to Iowa head basketball coach Fran McCaffery and his family today. #B1GFamily #TeamPat
— Nittanyville (@NittanyvillePSU) March 19, 2014
Sending our thoughts and prayers to Coach McCaffery, his son, Pat, and the @IowaHoops family. #TeamPat
— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) March 18, 2014
Good luck to the McCafferys and Iowa in their most important battle today. #TeamPat
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) March 19, 2014
IOWA FAMILY
Good luck to Fran and his family today. #TeamPat
— Tony Ramos ? (@T_Ram133) March 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/ADisterhoft/status/446302957609316352
#teampat because some things are bigger than basketball. ??
— Morgan Johnson Ayers (@MoJoAyers) March 19, 2014
Thinking about my man Pat and the McCaffery family. Great people. #teampat
— Matt Gatens (@mattgatens) March 18, 2014
Keeping Patrick and the McCaffery family in our prayers. Stay strong, your Hawkeye family is behind you. #teampat
— Iowa Gymnastics (@IowaGymnastics) March 19, 2014
IOWA MEDIA
Because kids shouldn?t carry this weight. Because being a father and coach isn?t mutually exclusive. Because family is everything. #TeamPat
— Marc Morehouse (@marcmorehouse) March 19, 2014
Our thoughts and prayers are with Fran McCaffery and his family as his son undergoes surgery tomorrow. #TeamPat
— Black Heart Gold Pain (@BHGP) March 18, 2014
Today we are all on the same team..#teampat Prayers going out to Patrick, Fran, and the entire McCaffery family this morning.
— Tom Kakert (@HawkeyeReport) March 19, 2014
— PlannedSickDays (@PlannedSickDays) March 19, 2014
The #teampat thing & what is happening in the real world has me not really caring about outcome of game. Rooting, sure. But bigger picture
— Hawkeye Nation (@hawkeyenation) March 19, 2014
I don't care if you're a Hawkeye, a Cyclone, or a fan of any other team … for the next 24 hours, we're all #TeamPat.
— Andy Garman (@GarmanSports) March 18, 2014
Twitter is blowing up #teampat trending 5th in the nation right now. ##hawkeyes
— Desert Hawks aka hawkeyeaddicts (@HAWKEYEADDICTS) March 19, 2014
NATIONAL PERSONALITIES
Hoping for the most important win for the @Iowabasketball family tomorrow. Prayers to The McCaffery family and son Patrick. #teampat
— MikeTirico (@miketirico) March 18, 2014
Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin, a cancer survivor, said he prayed for McCafferys "last night and this morning."
— Rick Brown (@ByRickBrown) March 18, 2014
Here?s hoping Wednesday goes as smoothly as possible for Fran McCaffery. Nothing scarier than scary things related to your child. #TeamPat
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) March 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/coachGS/status/445983306744860672
Best wishes to Iowa coach Fran McCaffery's son Patrick who is undergoing surgery today. #TeamPat
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 19, 2014
