Ep 24: CTE & The Monster We Love, with Dr. Kathleen Bachynski

Junior Seau. Aaron Hernandez. Frank Gifford. CTE.

A terrifying brain disease that drastically alters the personality of the victim, often ending tragically. Sadly, it's not confined to the NFL.

Dr. Kathleen Bachynski, Assistant Professor of Public Health at my alma mater, Muhlenberg College, thinks that our kids need us adults to protect them from serious injuries health issues like CTE.

Youth football in America is a way of life. We love it.

But experts like Dr. Bachynski warn that it can be a monster that could spell long-term disaster for our kids if we don't protect them from repeated brain impacts at developing ages.

SHOW NOTES

• Resources for families regarding CTE & brain injury

• Dr. Bachynski's book, No Game for Boys to Play: The History of Youth Football and the Origins of a Public Health Crisis

• Rolling Stone article, They Played Football as Children, Now Their Families Mourn

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