Dave Duerson
Former defensive back for the Chicago Bears, Dave Duerson passed away last Thursday, the 17th. It was sad that such a great player couldn't have extended his reign any longer. He played 11 years for the NFL and was chosen to play in the Pro Bowl four times. He decided that he should donate his brain for the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy. He committed suicide after sending text messages to his family mebers saying he wanted his brain donated. I personally wouldn't have a text message deciding the fate of my brain. He was deeply concerned about his brain disease.
Encephalopathy is a cronic disease that is caused by numerous attacks to the skull. Obviously, the football career had caused the disease. But why haven't many other football players recieved the illness? This trauma can cause dementia, depression and most likely will lead to suicide. He shot himself in the heart in his home in Florida. He was only 50. I believe this really was a sad occurrence and we should honor his passing as a brave one, and a hero to those suffering from encephalopathy.
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