I wasn't really sure where to put this, so please move if it belongs elsewhere.

I've always loved football and the NFL since I was a kid going to Oilers games cheering on Warren Moon (long story). But as more information on links between brain injury to football and other sports with collisions has become more apparent, I've often felt ambivalent of spending so much time and money on a entertainment business that likely will cause major health effects for many the players I appreciate and root for on and off the field. These feelings only furthered as I have progressed with my medical career.

So a few years ago, I made the decision to help support CTE research and donate money to the cause, as my own research interests have gone in a different direction.

I only recently realized that I am probably not alone with facing this dilemma, and that some other members of the board may be in a similar situation. So I figured, I would pass on the information of the research group that I donate to, the Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center at https://www.bu.edu/cte/. The donation page is https://www.bu.edu/cte/financial-support/ if you are having trouble finding it on the website.


Sorry, if this is a bit a downer or comes off as a guilt trip. That is not my intent. I'm not trying to make people donate or anything. Just passing on the information for anyone who has wondered about this, but was not sure how to go about it.

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