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Jeff White has had a stroke

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Horrible news! Such a shock to read that, so young and a healthy guy as well you wouldn't expect to hear that. Hope he and his family are ok. Immediate thoughts were whether there could possibly be any correlation to the horrible injury he suffered at the boot of Steven King.

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Article largely promoting stroke awareness. He got early treatment. Was due to undiagnosed heart defect.

 

Get better soon, Jeff.  Life is pretty darn fragile, and this is a prime example of it.  Let's hope he is back on his feet soon and makes a full recovery.

For those who haven't seen by now.

So yes, he had a stroke, but it was relatively minor and caused by a not uncommon congenital heart condition and he should make a good recovery from both.

Stroke awareness is a very important message. FAST.

 


Strokes happen without warning very often

my dad had one in October 2016

The Alfred Hospital and rehab are amazing. Dad has made an almost 100% recovery and he is twice the age of Jeff. 

BUT it can happen to anyone

One of the worst things I’ve seen in footy were the horrific facial injuries inflicted on him by that mongrel King from Geelong.

Glad he received prompt and effective treatment for his CVA.

 

Hoping all goes well Jeff. You will get through this with the love of your Family and friends that care for you.

Good luck Champ.


Best wishes, Jeff. 

10 hours ago, chook fowler said:

One of the worst things I’ve seen in footy were the horrific facial injuries inflicted on him by that mongrel King from Geelong.

Glad he received prompt and effective treatment for his CVA.

Was that the incident when Mark Thompson blamed the incident on Jeff White saying his face could’ve broken King’s leg?

16 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

Get better soon, Jeff.  Life is pretty darn fragile, and this is a prime example of it.  Let's hope he is back on his feet soon and makes a full recovery.

Going by the Channel 9 report, since August last year when it happened he's had a heart operation to fix the hole, and pretty well recovered. Showed him jogging on the beach and kicking the footy with his kids.

A good example of recognising the signs and getting help quick.

17 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Article largely promoting stroke awareness. He got early treatment. Was due to undiagnosed heart defect.

That is all too familiar.

Interesting to my non doctor mind that despite (several?) operations and presumedly other club testing / monitoring that this congenital defect wasn’t detected??  Was he a ticking bomb whilst playing?   

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9 minutes ago, kryton101 said:

Interesting to my non doctor mind that despite (several?) operations and presumedly other club testing / monitoring that this gongenital defect wasn’t detected??  Was he a ticking bomb whilst playing?   

some cardiologists believe that maybe 1 in 4 males have a hole in their heart , varying from the very small (difficult to detect) to much larger. Apart from the more obvious ones, early scanning is not common, and so,for the less obvious holes, detection and repair is generally left until the person becomes symptomatic in some way 

4 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

some cardiologists believe that maybe 1 in 4 males have a hole in their heart , varying from the very small (difficult to detect) to much larger. Apart from the more obvious ones, early scanning is not common, and so,for the less obvious holes, detection and repair is generally left until the person becomes symptomatic in some way 

Ah - thanks for that!

29 minutes ago, kryton101 said:

Interesting to my non doctor mind that despite (several?) operations and presumedly other club testing / monitoring that this congenital defect wasn’t detected??  Was he a ticking bomb whilst playing?   

In American football, all players are screened with an echocardiogram to detect such lesions and also for obstructive cardiomyopathy, one of the main causes of on field sudden death.

26 minutes ago, kryton101 said:

Interesting to my non doctor mind that despite (several?) operations and presumedly other club testing / monitoring that this congenital defect wasn’t detected??  Was he a ticking bomb whilst playing?   

Not everything can be detected. Investigations are not always fool proof. Doctors and health professionals have a difficult job. They don't get recognized for accurately diagnosing a problem but get blamed if something is missed.

More often than not patients (particularly middle age  men) do not present, or if they do, do not disclose their symptoms or disclose their symptoms well down the track almost at the death knock.  Also, it is very common in active, fit men, including those that engage in competitive aged group events. As they are so fit, in some cases, super fit, they feel indestructible. A friend of mine recently died despite the fact that he had been a swimmer all his life and competed in age group competitions. Compared to most adults, he was super fit. We will never know if he had had prior symptoms but if so, they were never disclosed.  

My comments may not be relevant in Jeff's case, but it is a common problem in health management. 

 

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