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Posted on 6/29/26 at 11:39 am to TexasTiger08
quote:Probably because that research isn’t nearly as widely known as the CTE research. He probably could’ve added a link for context.
Not sure why you are getting DVed. There are ongoing studies to see if there’s a link between head trauma and ALS.
https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/professional-football-players-more-likely-to-develop-als
Posted on 6/29/26 at 12:21 pm to theCAW
Wow. Heartbreaking
Posted on 6/29/26 at 12:34 pm to Sum3rian
Terrible shite man terrible. Interview was hard to watch
Posted on 6/29/26 at 1:08 pm to Keys Open Doors
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I am very impressed at how fast the eye scanning software works so he can communicate the same as he always did
I have to imagine that the full interview was written and planned ahead of time, and the answers to the questions were already in his computer system. I'm sure the tech is light years ahead of where it was before, but those were long detailed answers and I can't imagine it's that fast if it's eye tracking. Regardless it's great that there is at least a way for patients to communicate better now
Also this is fricking terrible and heartbreaking
Prayers sent to him and the family, was one of my favorite non saints of all time
Posted on 6/29/26 at 1:47 pm to castorinho
That was incredibly depressing. Life can be really cruel. Dude is not even 40 yet, but he's basically become a vegetable due to no fault of his own.
The part where he said his mind is still the same, but his body just won't cooperate. Honestly, just take me out of my misery at that point
The part where he said his mind is still the same, but his body just won't cooperate. Honestly, just take me out of my misery at that point
Posted on 6/29/26 at 1:57 pm to JayVegas702
Agreed. I don’t think it’s is simultaneous or particularly close to it. But in the Diving Bell and the Butterfly, it’s literally a woman checking his head movements and blinking while another person writes down the movements.
I’m sure this takes much more time than a normal conversation , but I suspect he can talk to his wife and kids in something resembling his own voice, without needing a translator/transcriber.
I’m sure this takes much more time than a normal conversation , but I suspect he can talk to his wife and kids in something resembling his own voice, without needing a translator/transcriber.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 2:25 pm to Keys Open Doors
Wow very sad to see. I had to look up Lou Gehrig to see how old he lived to and he died at 37.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 5:06 pm to QJenk
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The part where he said his mind is still the same, but his body just won't cooperate. Honestly, just take me out of my misery at that point
It’s the worst disease on the planet. I’ve unfortunately had a lot of neurological patients and ALS is the worst one.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:32 pm to JayVegas702
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I have to imagine that the full interview was written and planned ahead of time, and the answers to the questions were already in his computer system. I'm sure the tech is light years ahead of where it was before, but those were long detailed answers and I can't imagine it's that fast if it's eye tracking. Regardless it's great that there is at least a way for patients to communicate better now
probably accurate. One of my colleagues had a case where someone who had ALS had to testify. His testimony took 5x as long as it would have otherwise because of the long delay in his computer translating the responses.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 9:56 pm to JerryTheKingBawler
Remember his twitch he had as a player?
Posted on 6/29/26 at 10:32 pm to Rrrrroger
Why we don't have better treatment, I don't understand.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 10:51 pm to JamalMurry27
Most twitches are harmless.
It's the muscle weakness that comes first that raises the red flag.
It progresses so rapidly that by the time you get diagnosed, you are close to death.
It's the muscle weakness that comes first that raises the red flag.
It progresses so rapidly that by the time you get diagnosed, you are close to death.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 3:47 am to mdomingue
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Repetitive Impacts: Researchers from Boston University and the ALS Association suggest that repetitive head impacts, traumatic brain injuries, and underlying conditions like CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) likely contribute to this heightened neurological risk
There's also a theory that exposure to turf chemicals has something to do with it.
Living within a mile of a golf course is an independent risk factor for Parkinsons.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 7:17 am to Lester Earl
Please change thread title, this has been confirmed
Posted on 6/30/26 at 8:26 am to MikeD
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Wow very sad to see. I had to look up Lou Gehrig to see how old he lived to and he died at 37.
Gehrig died less than two years after his luckiest man alive speech. He was 37
Brutal disease. Devastating
Posted on 6/30/26 at 1:07 pm to dchog
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Why we don't have better treatment, I don't understand.
Hell, they still don’t really know what exactly causes it which is crazy to think about given our advancement in medical technology.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:04 pm to Chef Curry
My guess is that it is so rare that not many people are pushing for more research and the lack of funding.
Cancer is the exact opposite.
Cancer is the exact opposite.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 4:07 pm to Lester Earl
HS football coach and former OM player died 2 years ago from it. He was one of the strongest human beings I have ever been around. The disease moved very quickly. Within a year he went from peak physical form to wheelchair
Posted on 7/1/26 at 8:31 am to Lester Earl
Easton Freeze is an elite travel ball name.
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