Former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt 'struggling'

Tennessee head coach emeritus Pat Summitt smiles as a banner is raised in her honor before an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame in Knoxville in this 2013, file photo.
Tennessee head coach emeritus Pat Summitt smiles as a banner is raised in her honor before an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame in Knoxville in this 2013, file photo.

Former University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt is "struggling" and those close to her are "preparing for the worst," a source involved in the situation confirmed Sunday morning.

"I don't think anybody knows whether she will last a day, a month, or a year," the source said.

Summitt announced in August 2011 that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type.

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