This is the statement by Dr. Joseph Maroon, a board certified clinical professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the Pittsburg Steelers’ team neurosurgeon and also a consultant to the NFL’s head, neck and spine committee.

Okay, this guy is an idiot.

This all started because of a NFL player, Chris Borland, who was 24, played one season in the NFL and suddenly announced his retirement from the sport.  He did this after researching brain trauma and realizing that he would have a very, very high chance of being a babbling idiot if he kept playing a whole career.

He really didn’t have to look too far.  Just Google CTE and the studies are there.  76 out of 79 NFL players, that they have brain tissue looked at, after they died, have CTE, a degenerative brain disease.  And it is nearly, but not quite, as bad if you just played football through high school and in college.  101 out of 128, or 80%, had CTE.

So, Chris was a brave soul.  He walked away from a multi-million dollar contract so he could, hopefully, keep more of his brain function.  By the results of the study, he still has a pretty high chance of having CTE, but his odds of it being live changing has to be less, now that he has quit.

For an NFL spokesman to try to compare their sports danger, which is pretty much a guarantee, to our sport, is ridiculous.

If I were a parent, I would never consider letting my child do a sport that is going to cause lots and lots of micro-concussions.

Check out the photo below and see the photo of the brain after CTE.  I very much doubt that looks like a professional cyclists’ brain after he ends his career, let alone and small child that has fallen off his bike or skateboard a few times.

Chris Borland is a brave man and a true leader, while Dr. Maroon should be ashamed of himself for misleading the general public.

I’m  happy to report that Bromont is doing okay.  His pneumonia is pretty much gone, even though he is still on antibiotics for a couple more weeks.  He is coughing much less, but still clearing his throat a lot.

He is very picky about eating, but he does seem to eat every day.  Sometimes he turns down the double cheeseburgers, which is a worry, but he eventually seems to come and scratch, asking for food.

Dennis showed up yesterday, with his dog Hawkeye.  Bromont has been buddies with Hawk since Hawk was a puppy and Bromont was very happy to see both he and Dennis.

Bromont is sleeping a bunch nowadays.  He does go for a couple walks a day, but super short and pretty slow.

I don’t know how this is all going to go, but we feel so lucky to be able to have him around, feeling relatively normal, for a little longer.

I really need to thank everyone for all the nice notes and good thoughts.  Bromont has been getting some presents in the mail.  Yesterday he felt good enough and actually ate a bunch of them, which is really a relief.

I’m not fooling myself here, but hopefully Bromont will continue to improve some and gain some more strength and weight.  Every day is precious now, and they, as they always do, just will come one at a time.

Bromont has been sleeping upside down recently, which means he feels a ton better.

Bromont was happy to see Dennis and Hawk yesterday.

Trudi has been spending a ton of time just sitting with Bromont and enjoying.

Bromont received a box of treats from Three Dog Bakery and this super nice note.

One of the custom treats in the box.

I got a box, from my friend Stacie, a last weekend. Chicken noodle soup and stress relieving stuff for me. Treats from Bromont. Super thoughful.