I don't often mention my own physical challenges, but if any of you decide to drop me a little prayer this morning, I'd appreciate it.
Due to numerous (more than 10) concussions, I have been presenting with abnormal balance and memory issues for which I am doing physical therapy. These head injuries (some of them decidedly worse than others) have been a result of playing sports (football), military service, and general life accidents that appear to be catching up to me.
As such, I am heading in shortly for my second annual MRI to track my grey matter in relation to the possibility that I'm suffering from the onset of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), caused by repeated head injuries. It's the same degenerative brain disease that you've probably heard of regarding boxing, football, and hockey.
There is no cure for it, and it can only be 100% confirmed via autopsy after the fact, but I am showing early signs indicative of it... and yes, that's a little scary.