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Post by Hawkeye on Apr 8, 2024 21:39:01 GMT
Seems he was yet another former player to have been diagnosed with dementia.
Whilst dementia afflicts all elements of our society, is there a trend that indicates the disease might be more prevalent amongst professional football players than is the case within the general population?
RIP Mr Kinnear.
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Post by bullsviper on Apr 9, 2024 7:07:15 GMT
Dementia is an awful way for anyone or anything to go. We should be allowed to have the ability to choose when it's time to bow out in our country, not just terminal as they are currently looking at.
RIP Joe.
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Post by eggchaserbull on Apr 9, 2024 9:18:50 GMT
Seems he was yet another former player to have been diagnosed with dementia. Whilst dementia afflicts all elements of our society, is there a trend that indicates the disease might be more prevalent amongst professional football players than is the case within the general population? RIP Mr Kinnear. ...or is it that we hear about dementia in professional footballers because of their high profile, rather than the roughly one million Mr or Mrs Bloggs in the UK who suffer from it in the UK? I was saddened to hear that that Rolls Royce of midfield players, Gordon Cowans, was diagnosed with it before the age of 60. RIP, Joe Kinnear; good player, him. |
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Post by Hawkeye on Apr 9, 2024 10:26:38 GMT
Seems he was yet another former player to have been diagnosed with dementia. Whilst dementia afflicts all elements of our society, is there a trend that indicates the disease might be more prevalent amongst professional football players than is the case within the general population? RIP Mr Kinnear. ...or is it that we hear about dementia in professional footballers because of their high profile, rather than the roughly one million Mr or Mrs Bloggs in the UK who suffer from it in the UK? I was saddened to hear that that Rolls Royce of midfield players, Gordon Cowans, was diagnosed with it before the age of 60. RIP, Joe Kinnear; good player, him. That's a fair point, ecb. I'm sure most on here will have at least one member of their wider family, or someone within their group of friends or acquaintances that will have been affected by the disease. I accept that the pool of former pro footballers is very small in general population terms, but it does occur to me that within that small group of people the incidence of Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease seems increasingly prevalent. Motor Neurone Disease is another terrible illness that seems to be afflicting sportsmen (maybe sportspeople in today's society?). Obviously, it too is affecting people in the wider population. A good friend of my wife died from MND and it is a truly awful condition. Let's hope that science can continue to combat all such illnesses. |
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Post by eggchaserbull on Apr 10, 2024 13:02:49 GMT
...or is it that we hear about dementia in professional footballers because of their high profile, rather than the roughly one million Mr or Mrs Bloggs in the UK who suffer from it in the UK? I was saddened to hear that that Rolls Royce of midfield players, Gordon Cowans, was diagnosed with it before the age of 60. RIP, Joe Kinnear; good player, him. That's a fair point, ecb. I'm sure most on here will have at least one member of their wider family, or someone within their group of friends or acquaintances that will have been affected by the disease. I accept that the pool of former pro footballers is very small in general population terms, but it does occur to me that within that small group of people the incidence of Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease seems increasingly prevalent. Motor Neurone Disease is another terrible illness that seems to be afflicting sportsmen (maybe sportspeople in today's society?). Obviously, it too is affecting people in the wider population. A good friend of my wife died from MND and it is a truly awful condition. Let's hope that science can continue to combat all such illnesses. Let's hope so. As you say, MND is an awful condition. One of the positive effects of prominent sports personnel suffering from these conditions (if positive effect is the correct phrase. I'm conflicted by it), is that it is brought to the attention of the general public, who may have gone through their lives without giving it a thought. There are a few rugby players who are suffering with MND, or have died from it, who have had their names used by MND charities. This has certainly highlighted MND among the rugby fraternity, and led to a lot of money being raised by the charities. My Name'5 Doddie - Doddie Weir, who has sadly died from it 4Ed - Set up after Glocester's Ed Slater was diagnosed Rob Burrow Scampre for MND Appeal - Rob Burrows, ex Leeds RL player. Probably the most famous, with all the fund raising that Kevin Sinfield has done for his mate. |
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