Traumatic Brain Injury/concussion resources

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I encourage anyone interested in learning more about traumatic brain injury and concussion to check out the below website.  Lots of brilliant free resources in the way of fact sheets, 15 minute online training and more comprehensive online training for those wanting to learn more.  Great resources.  Get informed.  You never know when the information may be of benefit.

https://www.connectivity.org.au/

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I should mention I am not paid to promote that website!  I am a nurse, parent of kids who play sport & volunteer in various organisations.  Really happy to spread the word about anything that will help our community.  

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https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/1/12/21554602/the-cost-of-being-the-king-spencer-fisher-ufc

Everyone should read this article about Spencer Fisher, former mma fighter, describing his rise and fall dealing with concussion and CTE. Being mma it seem far removed from football, but not so far when you think of Spud Frawley and Jeff White. 

“He’d just kind of black out and have, like, a slight convulsion,” she says. “It wasn’t epilepsy, but it was a convulsion. I’ve seen him do it a couple of times, where his eyes are open...” She freezes her face and flutters her eyes. “Just kind of, gone. I just sit there and shake him to get him to come back, and he always starts sweating afterward.”

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My former neighbour played rugby for years, at a relatively high level. He was prone to being very aggressive ... I witnessed him going from talking calmly to losing his temper/shouting violently in seconds. 

He drove me out of my old house. I didn't feel safe living next to him. (Inner city/terraces houses very close together, and there was an 'issue' between us.)

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt by presuming he had/has CTE, rather than him simply being a psycho. He seemed to exhibit classic CTE behaviour.