1/Yesterday this thought hit me like a ton of bricks. Perspective gained! Being clear minded enough to make connections between the & ‘s lack of #treatment & #education for repetitive #head #traumas has directly led to the deaths of 4 former players...
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3/Below I will list post concussive symptoms; a direct result of receiving multiple traumatic brain injuries & said injuries being left undiagnosed & untreated, putting that human being in direct risk 4 contracting early onset #Alzheimers #dementia #parkinsonsdisease #depression
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4/#anxiety #suicidalthoughts #moodswings #headaches #neck #pain #headpressure #substanceabuse #uncontrollable #heartrate #bloodpressure = #autonomic #concussion I know for a fact that there is documentation about my friend #SteveMontador being diagnosed with clinical depression..
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5/months before his death. Steve was 35. Rick Rypien’s death was treated as a suicide. Rick was 27. Derek Boogard passed of an accidental overdose. Derek was 28. Wade Belak’s death was treated as a suicide. Wade was 35. His mother stated he had been suffering from depression
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6/ I began to suffer from depression before I went to seek treatment this past week. I have never been diagnosed or forced to deal with depression. Not as a child. Not as a teen. Not as an adult. People who know me personally know how I love to enjoy life, music and...
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7/especially the company of my teammates, friends & family. That started to change in retirement very quickly. I only started experiencing symptoms like depression, anxiety, headaches, sensitivity to light, lack of sleep, debilitating neck pain, slurred speech & suicidal thoughts
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8/ in the past 2+ years, and my symptoms were getting worse with each day that passed. The symptoms are a direct result of receiving repetitive head trauma in the NHL and not receiving the proper diagnosis & treatment. For the above four men it is too late. It was almost too...
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9/ late for me. Thank god for this past week. I’m still here mom and dad. To my wife who stood by me through this difficult time, I love you & thank you. To my kids, you get to meet daddy for the first time today when I land. The real Daniel, who isn’t suffering...Now it’s time
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10/ to help others suffering the same hell on earth that the #NHL & #NHLPA have created with their lack of respect for human beings that make up their league of denial. You have Blood on your hands. Wash it off #nhldobetter #standup For what you believe in #disruptors #tbi #cte
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How many concussions (including unreported) including practice do you think an average NHLer gets each year? I knew an elite minor player that said he had at least 15 by the time he was 18
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