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Also, I seem to recall a couple of weeks ago where they were able to diagnose CTE in a living person, no?
TM
I don't think we'll ever know what Tyler was going through, and applying logical thought to an act such as suicide doesn't really work.
But based on some of the things that have occurred with Leach and players over the years, I would bet that his interactions with Tyler were a pretty large contributing factor. And while I don't think that it's necessary for a coach to have been a star player, I think that a guy like Leach who has never played a single down of competitive football in his life can't understand when a player is truly hurt the same way that a former player can.
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TM
I would change it to Krispy Kreme but I’m afraid of what that would produce!
Aaron Hernandez stopped playing Football at 23 yrs.old. And we all know his story. It was reported that he had the worst case of CTE they have ever seen. Was CTE a contributing factor in his behavior, who knows?
He's had at least 2 concussions from moto, and one again last week at school at gym. The first one he was only 7, got a Grade 2, was out for a bit and then the repetitive question syndrome for 30 minutes. I take this $hit really serious now and pay very close attention any time he takes a hit to the head. 6d for him, Arai for me.
I don't know how many concussions I've had. At least 10. Played football from HS till I was 30 (european leagues), got back into moto at 40, I'm 55 now. And now they say that it's not concussions we need to focus on, it's any impact to the head/brain, and it's cumulative.
Might explain a lot about Vitards.
Mike
I think its been proven,CTE has caused otherwise rationale people to do some pretty irrational things.
Interesting that they are feeling that steroids, alcohol and illicit drug use are factors that seem to increase the likelihood of CTE
No blood thinners (aspirin) for at least a day, they can increase the swelling.
I'm not a Dr., but I believe in sharing knowledge in a forum.
All in all, I had 12 out cold concussions that I know about in about a 15 year span and I have recently (I'm 46) suffered from some pretty noticeable memory loss. Bad enough to where I try really hard to remember numerous reasonably close friends names and even 3-4 roommates that I lived with for nearly a year from that time period, and I get nothing--just a complete blank. If somebody else remembers their names it starts coming back, but if not I cannot remember their names, faces, nothing. Recently, I have been experiencing quite a few other symptoms of CTE, but have never asked a doctor about it. I just never thought much of it other than "getting older" until all this recent CTE stuff.
Pit Row
People who smoke every day still live to be 100 and perfectly healthy kids get cancer. People walk out of doctors offices with a clean bill of health and drop dead the next day.
Yeah, I'm screwed.
If we only got one life to live.....let us do whatever the hell we wanna do.
The real issue is all the noise that gets in the way of the research. Science takes a backseat to many other things like politics, emotions, and money. C_Class_Hero said it well.
"Improve safety equipment but don't do research and force me to live in a bubble."
TESTOSTERONE is to blame!
The problem with this topic is, once CTE sets in, you're no longer making "choices". You will exhibit behaviour that is not yours. Things get out of your control. Others could get hurt.
But dont get me wrong, Im a huge proponent of natural selection. Kids wanna eat Tide Pods? Have at it. That's 5 less idiots I have to deal with in traffic on the freeway from now on.
But I also want the information available. I dont want to bury my head in the sand on any topic. It doesnt help any of us.
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