NFL great Brett Favre opens up about living with Parkinson’s disease: ‘I feel like a board’
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre announced in September that he has Parkinson’s disease, and in an interview this week he came out openly about the challenges of living with this disease and his hope for the future.
The first one The Green Bay Packers The senior spoke with TMZ Sports about his health and the benefits of being diagnosed in the early stages of the disease.
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre arrives to appear before the House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schifelbein)
“Overall, I feel – I can’t complain. It’s one of those things that I’m learning a lot about Parkinson’s, and my Parkinson’s was caught early, very early.”
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He went on to say, “The disease is very early and the hope is that something will emerge that can stop the progression.”
Favre, 55, revealed the news of his shocking health discovery while testifying at a congressional hearing on welfare reform.
“The sad thing is that I also lost the money I invested in a company that I believed was producing a medicine that I thought would help others,” he said at the time. “I’m sure you’ll understand, even though it’s too late, because I was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s, this is a cause dear to my heart.”
Favre, 55, revealed the news of his shocking health discovery while testifying at a congressional hearing on welfare reform. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
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Favre considers himself fortunate to have been diagnosed early, but still experiences severe symptoms.
“I don’t move too badly, the medicine – if I take it, you won’t know. But I don’t want to keep taking medicine for the next 30, 40 years if I live that long. But so what.
“Most of the time, I’m fine my Parkinson’s The main effect is on the strength and durability side. I have a little movement, not much, but firmness and firmness. When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a board. I don’t need help because of football to be strong.”
FILE – Quarterback Brett Favre #4 of the Green Bay Packers watches from the sidelines during a game against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on November 19, 1995, in Cleveland, Ohio. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
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“All things considered, I am a blessed man,” he added.
Favre said on radio in 2022 that he estimated he may have suffered “thousands” of bruises over the past two decades. the NFL. The causes of this disease are still unknown, and it is not clear if his football career and years of head injuries are connected.
According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, scientists believe that the disease is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, and those environmental factors “may include head injuries, exposure to pesticides or the environment.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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