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letra de trauma: liberal arts movement - angela khristin brown

much is unknown about our brains as a whole, and especially on this disease specifically. the importance of gaining knowledge on our brains goes without question, and with much needed knowledge, a larger understanding of how the intricacies of our bodies work along with how it naturally responds, may be the answer to solving a large amount of issues relative to the problem. the problem is the uncertainty and lack of knowledge that surrounds the harmful disease easier understood as cte. cte targets a mult-tude of different individuals, but specifically those involved in contact sports. with the oakland raiders coming to las vegas, more children and young adults will be exposed to the infamous contact sport that has generated a threatening disease, what can be done in order to educate the las vegas community about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and what can be done to fight it? as mentioned, the importance of our brain goes without question, though a significant percentage of teens and adults who play football are quietly suffering from a hidden disease known as cte, the causation is moderately understood, a cure doesn’t exist, and diagnosing is extremely difficult. my studies have been conducted before the research project was proposed, thus, much of the information i have comes from sources given to me from my previous psychology professor along with a field test based upon an individual who has gone through a considerable amount of head trauma
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understanding that cte comes from a repet-tion of head trauma isn’t enough to understand the big picture of why i plan to take an active stance, and what makes this disease worth studying more about. when an individual is struck with a force of head trauma, our brain slowly moves inside of our skull. many body parts restrict the movement of our brain in such a way, that there is no direct collision with the st-rdy piece of our skull with the moving angles of our brain. if our brain does make direct contact with our skull with a high enough impact, concussions are formed. with a constant repet-tion of our brain colliding with our skull, stage one of cte may be developed. when our brain feels compromised, it responds and reacts in a way that can be catastrophic. our brain shrinks due to the signals being relayed throughout our bodies, the result of our brain shrinking significantly is very disastrous. the various symptoms that tie into the development of cte is not very well known, statements from the mayo clinic, recognized as the most prestigious clinic in all of america, state there is not much of an understanding on the disease even on a professional scale. the few statistics that have been developed surrounding the topic, include the study conducted by boston university in 2017, where 111 nfl brains were studied and 110 were diagnosed to have cte. shortly after this study, cte was placed on a much higher pedestal, finally being recognized by the nfl as the silent k!ller that it is. a mult-tude of helmet changes, along with rules specifying the dangers head hunting brings, is the furthest nfl has seemed to go. it was until a serious case of cte was doc-mented, that broke the media and took the seriousness of the disease to a whole other level
this example was the tragic aaron hernandez case. it was doc-mented that the brain belonging to hernandez, which was donated to boston university was regarded as the “most extensive evidence of cte they’ve ever seen in someone so young.” (citation) the case proved to be a very important obstacle to face in order to understand how the disease works and the severity of it. aaron hernandez has not been the first case of an athlete with a large amount of fame that succ-mbed to cte, nor will he be the last. brains dating back from the 1920’s where boxers had little to protect the powerful blows to the head, cte was very prominent and subtle. the connections that are able to be made due to our understanding of the disease will primarily become the fuel to solve not only this disease, but others that are relative to our brain
finding a cure for cte will not be easy, though it is not impossible. like many things, a cure must begin from somewhere. with the lack of general knowledge surrounding the disease, more time and money should be implemented into the sciences revolving around our brains. the causation for cte is relatively unclear, though head trauma and the response our body develops acts as the foundation on how to target the disease. symptoms are very tricky to understand, due to the difficulty surrounding the diagnosis of a patient. cte has been understood as nearly impossible to diagnose. the cases in which cte has been confirmed has only been done when the patients are dead, and the brains are then harvested through an autopsy. what makes the disease so difficult to understand, is that the symptoms are relatively easy to mistake for just about anything. some of the symptoms listed from the mayo clinic’s website include, aggression, speech impediment, irritability, and much more. the pattern that follows the symptoms, is that they are extremely broad, and came be blamed on a mult-tude of factors. for instance, if you are highly aggressive and irritable, you can be treated as an individual with a lack of sleep, hunger, or anger issues. what makes matters worse, is the patient who suffers from the disease may already have an understanding about what is happening to them
this goes hand in hand with the story of zac easter, a young high school athlete who was beginning to understand the problems he was faced with and endured long enough to write about it on his laptop. he wrote about what he was going through, what football had done to him, and apologized in advance for k!lling himself. he mentioned he wanted his brain donated to science, so more can be done to combat this disease that is silently k!lling young athletes from the inside. during his time struggling with the disease, he spoke to many professionals including a psychologist who stated that he “would end up penniless, homeless, and in a mental inst-tution.” his journal repeatedly mentioned the headaches he would suffer daily, though he was never able to receive help from those who could give it. it wasn’t long before his family knew something was not right, and even the writings he composed consisted of what was going on during the football games that made it clear that he was not at his full health. he mentions he would fall over due to being so disoriented though did not want help because of his ego. many of the plays he would make he could not remember, and his p-ssion for football would not let the problems occurring to him, take him off the field. his family began to notice changes in his actions. after a play that kept him off the football field his senior year, a head to head collision with no helmet, would result into also removed from his wrestling team. the trainer for the school, wilson remembers the anger zac had built up after she had to clear him from the team, and states the one thing zac did say was, “f-ck you.” zac was beginning to go on a downward spiral in which n0body could help him, and he knew that. it was not long before he wrote a note for his family, mentioning to donate his brain to the concussion foundation, and shooting himself in the chest
adults are not the only individuals who suffer from this disease, as mentioned young athletes can also go through life experiencing cte. athletes are not the only group of people susceptible to developing cte, nearly any individual who consistently goes through significant head trauma may develop the disease. this means those in the military, firefighters, police officers, and an abundance of different professions may be targeted by this disease. with all that has been said, all hope is not gone. there are reasons that individuals who have this disorder beg for their brains to be studied and understood. there are an abundance of intelligent people who -given the proper- circ-mstances can make a significant push to understanding this disease. my plan with this project was to enlighten the individuals who have been left in the dark about this disease, and to fuel them to form larger bodies of like-minded individuals who plan to combat this disease. it all starts with those most involved, the general managers in football, the world boxing -ssociation, etc. there are many things that can be done in order to develop advancements in the medical field, money is always of utmost importance when it comes to topics like these. an idea that has been proposed numerous times, is to take the revenue generated by the large -ssociations and shipping a percentage to the inst-tutes willing to understand the unknown disease. our brains should be regarded highly, as they are what controls every decision, and action we have ever made. the victims are everywhere, and they may suffer silently
the field research i conducted included an interview from a student at csn by the name of fredrick bragg. i had relayed the importance of staying honest to himself, and to at any point mention if he was uncomfortable with answering any questions i may ask him. fred understood the importance of the disease and had significant background knowledge on the subject. his relevance to the topic pertains to the numerous amount of times he had suffered from a concussion during his tenure at centennial high school, while playing football. he states, “it was the reason i quit playing football, it frightened me.”

- angela khristin brown

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