I’m the Mayor of Terry Fox’s hometown. He’s our city’s hero, national inspiration and an unifier. Whatever your cause, you don’t get to appropriate his legacy and you don’t touch his statue. Ever. This should be removed immediately. @ottawacity@JimWatsonOttawa
Meet Reggie Millette, a young man from Jacksonville, Florida, who fell in love with hockey the moment he stepped on the ice.
Listen as he shares his story with @BauerHockey.
Thank you to the @MapleLeafs for giving me the opportunity tonight to start in my first NHL game!! I’ll be the first two way player to play in the MLB and NHL. Momma we made it.
Please join me in supporting @LupusCanada’s #PurplePumpkinForLupus Initiative. Help raise awareness for lupus warriors like my Mom! For more information on this initiative please visit https://t.co/a9G5i2rHdE
It is inconceivable for a NHL player to be cleared after his 19th concussion. My heart aches for what happened to Steve Montador and the impact it had on his friends and family. #NHL#LeagueOfDenial
Teoscar Hernandez asks the police officer to hand out baseballs to the children in the section behind the camera well. This is the second time Teo has come over with baseballs
#BlueJays
I broke my neck playing hockey December 2nd, 2004 at 8:36 pm. I hadn’t been back on the ice for 16 years. This was a really emotional and healing day for me last winter!
Same skates I was wearing the night of my injury - old school @BauerHockey Vapors
Benjamin "BJ" Catalon starred at #TCU before #concussions ended his football career. Catalon’s poem, "My Head Hurts," takes you inside his journey of concussion recovery.
Read his powerful words:
https://t.co/76169OUJ0D
Asking for help after #concussion is hard enough but accepting help when it comes can be just as hard. For Maria Elena Peréz, recovery started when she allowed herself to do both.
Thanks Maria for sharing your story with us in this week's #ConcussionHope video!
Former college #football player Steven Dudowitz passed away 5 years ago today.
He had a personality shift in his 50's, becoming angry, erratic and isolated.
Read about his tauopathy diagnosis from the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank in his CLF Legacy Story:
https://t.co/nHArPsAWju
“Together we can get through it.”
CLF's Patient Services Coordinator Grant Sheppard works with #concussion and #PCS patients and families who submit requests through the CLF HelpLine.
What's his #ConcussionHope message to those struggling? Reach out for help!
New study out of Wake Forest: Analysis of longitudinal head impact exposure & white matter integrity in returning youth football players.
In these 11-12 year olds, more head impacts was associated with more abnormal findings on brain imaging. Choose flag
https://t.co/qhj4nMuNaR
Former #NFLer Terry Joyce passed away from brain cancer 10 years ago today. Both his and son Brandon’s brains were donated to the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, the first father-son Legacy Donor duo.
The Joyce family shares the legacy they hope to leave:
https://t.co/p5D7PUOrhW
Ex-NFL guard Ralph Wenzel began suffering from memory loss at age 52. His symptoms only worsened & he died 9 years ago today with severe dementia.
His wife Eleanor publicized his story, leading the #NFL to change safety policies. Today we remember Ralph.
https://t.co/oXEe6Mhpw9
ICYMI: Former Iowa State University and Detroit Lions star Tommy Vaughn was diagnosed with #CTE at the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank after his death last July at age 77.
This @freep story has more details about how CTE affected Vaughn and his family:
https://t.co/enkfvR5zym
"Stay present and stay positive."
Looking back on his #concussion recovery, Aussie rules football player Brendan Verrier wishes he knew to not dwell in the past.
Verrier shared his recovery wisdom in this week's #ConcussionHope video!