Double standard

I am genuinely sorry that the kid from Texas has leukemia. I wish he had not contracted it and sincerely hope he will be cured. However I have to admit that the "outpouring of support" that the television stations documented for this young men did annoy me just a little - not because it happened, but because of where it did not happen. Is his health worth more than the health of, say, an accountantcy student, or perhaps a nursing student? We sort of have a double standard when it comes to athletes.