Why the CTE if you don’t mind my asking, Coscar? Play impact sports or….?
A variety of serious head injuries. At least 8 I can remember(if I had my list in front of me) but I suspect more. No I didnt play football.
Different vehicle accidents …… motorcycles, several cars/trucks and even bicycles…. A Skiing accident, Framing- fell off top plate- head to concrete, several bar room brawls involving pool sticks and beer bottles over the head and having my unconscious head kicked around the bar room floor(sore loser). As you can imagine all are different and long stories ranging from age 12 till my last truck accident(trying to miss a deer) in 2001 when I was 52. My truck flipped 3 times(I was told) and I was thrown out. I had brain ‘juice’ coming out of my ears for 2 weeks …. that one affected me the most. Thing with CTE is with each additional injury the damages get worse. Its nasty and the only way it can be properly diagnosed is after you die they can see the Tau protein when they cut open your brain. Very frustrating symptoms but after living with it for 25years I have learned to co-exist. I do suspect having Covid may have caused me to back slide a bit but not sure how much it is responsible for my continued problems. It is very difficult for me to separate the symptoms.
I figure If I were a cat, at best, I only have a couple of lives left…… I AM lucky to be here.
I look at my current post covid situation as a ‘free ride’.
It could have easily turned out different.
Like I have always said …… I got my money’s worth in this life a Long time ago.
But………. It IS good to be alive.
I remember Junior Seau, an NFL great, took his own life after battling with CTE. Shot himself in the chest so that his brain could be studied and hopefully the NFL would began compensating former players who had become victims to this cumulative affliction.
You, sir, have been dealt a lousy hand between the CTE and now the Covid. I truly admire you for your upbeat attitude and acceptance. I hope you have many enjoyable years in front of you.
Got my second shot of the Pfizer vaccine this past Wednesday at Citifield.
I thought I was going to be waiting a long time seeing as New York opened up the vaccine for everyone at this point but it was eerie not seeing even 1/3 of the amount of people when I was there for my first shot.
So far so good. No side effects other than the proverbial sore arm. I was a little concerned being I am asthmatic.
My father was avoiding the shot but now he figures enough people had their vaccinations so he might as well go get his shot but now I`m concerned since he has multiple myeloma.
I know his condition puts him at risk because of a suppressed immune system but I am a little worried about any side effects he might experience.
Congrats on getting your second shot. One of my kids and I had flu like symptoms from the second shot but that only lasted a day for both of us. I know of others who had the same symptoms but the longest lasting was only for 2 days.
Hope that helps some with deciding on getting the second shot.
Nice. Do you have a source for it?
Thanks Bushmaster…. Because of the way they affect folks brains, belief and understanding from others is very important dealing with both of these illness’s.
in my case fortunately not bad ones, but has a sore throat & cough for almost a month after.
Got my 2nd Pfizer shot yesterday, only side effects were sore arm, fatigue and stuffy nose.
Looking forward to getting my 2nd Pfizer shot this Friday.
My parents took their first shot (Pfizer) yesterday!
So far they only have that “sore arm” feeling! 
Just got my second Pfizer shot yesterday. Customer woke me up this AM and I think I am OK today;-) Sore arm like the first one but that is it so far! Can’t wait to be dancing again!
I get my second (Moderna) shot tomorrow.
In about two weeks, I'll be fully immunized, and then I'll report on any side effects that I may have.
Some statistics would be nice, maybe like a poll where BLF members can report if they encountered any side effects. Or would that be be too easy to compromise or could that be considered as too controversial. I am not sure. Maybe SB can chime in to tell what he thinks? :-)
Something like this was on my mind…
Which vaccine did you receive and did you have any significant side effects (feeling really sick, blood clots/thrombosis, high temperature)?
[ ] Biontech/Pfizer - No significant side effects
[ ] Biontech/Pfizer - Significant side effects
[ ] Moderna - No significant side effects
[ ] Moderna - Significant side effects
[ ] Johnson & Johnson - No significant side effects
[ ] Johnson & Johnson - Significant side effects
[ ] AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria - No significant side effects
[ ] AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria - Significant side effects
[ ] Sputnik V - No significant side effects
[ ] Sputnik V - Significant side effects
[…]
Comment: The order of appearance is purely coincidental, if anyone should wonder.
Second option for Biontech, Thomas. Only 7 hours since first shot and already feel sick.
`Around here, the d-bags are rousing from their Winter Slumber and revving up their motorcycles (riding them up’n’down both ways on a one-way street, yet), so you know they’ll be firing up their grills and packing 50 people into one backyard for Superspreader Sunday. :person_facepalming:
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Ugh, I miss the quiet when we had curfew. Now all I hear late night is the `Fast and Furious` wannabees racing up and down the main avenue.
Got ’em here, too. Yesterday someone had a crotchrocket revving to 12k or so, and you hear what to me sound like dune-buggies racing somewhere around here.
I miss the days when people would actually race down Review or Laurel Hill Blvd but block off the roads to make sure no one would be around to get into any wrecks, but these jackasses just go racing down regular streets, and one day someone is gonna get creamed.
I thought down by you, you had HWY3 planted practically every few blocks looking for that kinda thing.
One good thing about living in the middle of nowhere is that we get very little traffic on our street.
Also, part of our street is a dirt road, and if you continue on it very far, it gets dangerous, so that cuts down on traffic as well.
A problem in our housing community is short-term rentals.
Some people that do the short-term rentals party all the time and play loud music.
The sheriff's department gets called out pretty frequently, but I guess they aren't very effective if the partiers keep on partying.
Luckily this doesn't happen near our house very often, but it could in the future because one of the closest houses to our home is a short-term rental property.
Dead quiet in my town. Today saw a patrol car slowwwly moving about the back alley, did a U turn and so slowly came back on it’s tracks. In 35+ years, 3rd time I see cops in the backstreets. They’re showing their presence and enforcing the stay-home curfew. People don’t dare openly chat about from their balconies, go to the parks or do anything that could lead to a hefty fine. We’re all very confused as to what we can or can’t do. There are provincial regulations and then the municipal keeps changing the conditions of open activities. Also, the media with the uprising stats gives you the shivers. In this part of nowhere, people aren’t defiant.
But, I do like the peace and the daily humdrum of motorists has faded from memory.
Wait… what?? This is in Canada?
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Huh… lookit that. Just goggled it, and whaddya know.
Last time I was in Montreal was when I was back in college. Had to dodge velociraptors back then, too.