THE DIAGNOSIS, AWFUL AS IT WAS, CAME AS NO SURPRISE. JOEL DAHMEN HAD GONE INTO THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE FEARING THE WORST, AND THAT’S WHAT THE SCANS SHOWED: THE LUMP IN HIS SCROTUM WAS CANCER. FREAKIN’ CANCER. AGAIN. When Dahmen was in high school, he lost his mother to pancreatic cancer. Four years later, his older brother, Zach, overcame testicular cancer. Now at 23 years young and nursing a fledgling professional golf career, it was Joel’s turn to fight this dreaded disease, and he didn’t even have health insurance.
So he called Uncle Bob. Bob Yosaitis is not really Dahmen’s uncle. They had known each only four years, having crossed paths during a practice round for the 2007 Washington State Amateur. Yosaitis was caddieing for his son that week; Dahmen won…