NRL: A candid Wally Lewis has opened up on some of the hardships he experiences on a daily basis, as a result of living with probable CTE.
Queensland rugby league legend Wally Lewis has called on the federal government to pour more funding towards dementia and brain injury research after revealing the stark realities of living with a debilitating brain disorder .
CTE is the progressive degenerative disease most commonly found in people who have suffered repeated concussions and traumatic head injuries. “Players need to understand that just because you can’t always see it, like a broken arm, a brain injury needs to be taken seriously,” he said.Mr Lewis lived with epilepsy for over 30 years before undergoing brain surgery in 2007.
Mr Lewis called on the federal government to commit $18m over three years towards a national pilot program to support people with CTE and to help raise awareness of the condition.
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