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Dwight Clark diagnosed with ALS
Former 49er who made "The Catch" tweeted he has ALS
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This news is depressing.
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Your "point" was football doesn't cause ALS. While certainly correlation doesn't always equal causation, the 6-8x prevalence of ALS in former football players suggests otherwise. |
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From your own article you posted; "Why the increased risk?" "Because, suggest leading brain researchers, what they’re being diagnosed with mimics ALS — but is a different disorder: one that stems from repetitive brain trauma." |
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03-22-2017, 11:02 AM | #22 |
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It really is, it's sad to see people who I looked up to as a teenager be brought down hard by these types of debilitating health issues.
Also, I had no clue veterans were 2x more likely to have ALS than non-vets. That is worrisome. |
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03-22-2017, 03:17 PM | #23 |
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I thought ALS was linked to genetics or a chromosome issue. Some sort of defect. Maybe there is different types.
One thing I never understood is that most people die a few years after diagnosis. But Stephen Hawking has lived with it for 50 years. |
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03-22-2017, 03:21 PM | #24 |
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Towards the end of the persons ability to breath on their own they are given the option of having a permanent breathing apparatus or just dying. Over 90% choose to just die.
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I did a quick check and I saw a reference that he had a slow-progressing type. I just never heard of anyone surviving anywhere near that long. |
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