Brett Favre simply made a tragic revelation on Capitol Hill … the 54-year-old gunslinger introduced he was not too long ago identified with Parkinson’s.
The legendary Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback made the announcement throughout a welfare reform listening to in D.C. Tuesday … the place Favre stated he believed he was on the verge, with the corporate, Prevacus, of creating medicine to assist deal with head accidents.
“Sadly, I additionally misplaced an funding in an organization that I believed was creating a breakthrough concussion drug I believed would assist others,” Favre stated throughout his opening assertion.
That is when Brett revealed he’d be identified with the degenerative nervous system dysfunction.
“And I am positive you will perceive why it is too late for me, as a result of I’ve not too long ago been identified with Parkinson’s. That is additionally a trigger expensive to my coronary heart.”
In keeping with the Nationwide Institute of Growing older … Parkinson’s “is a mind dysfunction that causes unintended or uncontrollable actions, akin to shaking, stiffness, and problem with steadiness and coordination.”
Throughout an interview in 2018 … Favre stated he solely is aware of of “three or 4” concussions he has suffered … however that he may have suffered greater than 1,000 over the course of his 20-year profession.
There are not any identified cures for the illness … however therapies do exist to assist alleviate signs and preserve one’s high quality of life.
