GMEN HQ » Boston University http://gmenhq.com A NY Giants Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Good From Seau’s Death? http://gmenhq.com/2012/05/07/good-from-seaus-death/ http://gmenhq.com/2012/05/07/good-from-seaus-death/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 10:00:33 +0000 georgemaurer http://gmenhq.com/?p=10661 Junior Seau’s suicide last week was an absolute tragedy.  How can someone who has so much, also have so many internal demons?  Seau was rich, famous and admired by people around the world.  He was the kind of man others wished they could be.  How can such a person reach a moment so completely and [...]

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]]> Junior Seau’s suicide last week was an absolute tragedy.  How can someone who has so much, also have so many internal demons?  Seau was rich, famous and admired by people around the world.  He was the kind of man others wished they could be.  How can such a person reach a moment so completely and utterly devoid of hope?

Some blame the sport which made Seau the man he was.  His death has re-ignited the discussion about brain injury and its connection to dementia and depression.  Many connect Seau’s suicide to former Chicago Bears all-pro safety Dave Duerson who also killed himself with a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest.

Duerson’s final wish was to have his brain studied for evidence of trauma.  Boston University researchers found plenty.  According to the New York Times, a neuropathologist found “indisputable evidence” of chronic traumatic encephalopathy without “evidence of any other disorder.”  In plain English, the researchers believe they found a connection between Duerson’s football related brain injuries and his declining mental state.  Duerson is just one of many.  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/sports/football/03duerson.html

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