Is That He Has It?
I've been reading up quite a bit on CTE, and got very paranoid and scared for my significant other. I love him very much, and the fact that he could have a deadly disease that alters the rest of his life drastically hurts me beyond all possible explanation.
He is 17, and is no longer playing football due to said concussions. He leads with his head when he runs.
Here's some symptoms of CTE he has;
- Memory Loss : Often forgets events after being told, leaves things in certain areas and doesn't remember them before leaving said area
- Tremors : When asleep he twitches to what seems to be uncontrollably, evenly spaced, almost subconsciously arm raised movements; appears to be every 5 minutes
- Depression : Also hereditary; out of his four siblings, three others are vocal about this mental illness.
There's more that I feel he relates too, but those are the heaviest symptoms.
He seems confused quite easily, is self-destructive, and easily gets annoyed by almost everyone besides me; though I felt that is an introvertive characteristic. We're both just getting very sick of the people in the area we live in it seems.
While he's tried both, he does not drink or smoke.
He's a good kid with a good heart, and looks out for others regardless of how tired he himself is. I couldn't ask for anyone better.
While this question isn't very school related, I want to know, what do you personally think is the percentage or possibility of him having CTE?
(Below is a picture of him covering his face :) )