Kenny Easley, Hall of Fame defensive back in the NFL passed away yesterday at the age of 66. He had to retire retire early because team doctors were giving him an absurd amount of nonsteroidal inflammatory drugs, which caused him to go into kidney failure and retire before the age of 30. Check out this excerpt of a New York Times article based on a piece written in a journal back in 2002. It’s important for athletes at all levels to have their own physicians and healthcare professionals so that they can act independently in the best interests of the athlete.

Post COVID, post stroke weakness & mobility issues

So this case was going well. I got strength back in her legs and arms and she was holding all progress for a few treatments even within the first few visits. Gait was looking even and lower body exstore was testing well.

Imaging shows she has brain atrophy and also lacunar infarcts though recently so I'm unsure how much more I can do without medication changes or treatment for that. Her doctors also think she may be going through some form of dementia when they ran testing but the patient could not state besides them talking about early dementia.

I am continuing with normal treatment. There is no treatment plan from any of her other doctors besides just run more tests by a new neurologist but nothing yet besides physical therapy. She has had two falls since beginning and the first one she has no memories of.

Do you think I'll continue to get back and forth until they figure out the brain? I think the areas affected can also affect ...