Legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre revealed he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease while testifying at a congressional hearing on welfare waste and reform on Tuesday.
“Sadly, I also lost an investment in a company that I believed was developing a groundbreaking concussion treatment that would help others,” Favre, 54, said during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing focused on the need for “guardrails” on the distribution of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, funds.
“As you all will understand, I was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease so it's too late for me, but this is still important to me.”
Favre revealed his diagnosis while discussing Prevacus, a defunct concussion medication company he invested in.
Favre, who played 20 seasons in the NFL, said during an August 2022 appearance on “The Bubba Army” radio show that he'd suffered “thousands of” concussions during his professional career.
“Concussions happen all the time. You get tackled and your head hits the turf and you see lights and your ears are ringing but you can still play… that's a concussion.” Favre says: at that time.
“So, based on that, [I’ve suffered] “Over 10 million times — I had to stay awake because every time my head hit the turf, my ears were ringing, I saw stars, I saw flashes of light… but I was still able to play. The scary thing about a concussion is that even a seemingly minor concussion can do damage because you can keep playing.”
Before that, Favre says: His short-term memory and word-retrieval abilities had declined when he was interviewed by Megyn Kelly on the “Today” show in 2018. He was 48 years old at the time.
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