Get well Tedy Bruschi

[MadMarchHare]

A blood clot preventing blood flow is a stroke.  Sounds more to me like he had a cerebral hemorrhage.  Not an MD, however.

[Rome]

I guess I'm the only one who doesn't feel all broken up for old Teddy.   

Maybe this photo of him mocking T.O. like a jackass in the Super Bowl might have something to do with my general lack of compassion for him? 



Meh.  Whatever.  Get well soon, I guess.

[Pats and Sox]

It's not a migraine, it was a stroke and it looks like his playing days are over...which I know every Patriots fan is positively sick over:

How do you figure?

I figure based on the risk of repeated hemorrhagic stroke from blunt trauma to the head. Bruschi stands a significant chance of getting his bell rung again as a linebacker and next time might not be so lucky. Of course, I'm, not an MD.

A doctor (and Bills fan) is effectively leading a teaching clinic on strokes over at PatriotsPlanet.com.

[Pats and Sox]

I guess I'm the only one who doesn't feel all broken up for old Teddy.   

Maybe this photo of him mocking T.O. like a jackass in the Super Bowl might have something to do with my general lack of compassion for him? 

I would have guessed an absence of opposable thumbs, but blame it on the photo, if you like...

[PhillyGirl]

I guess I'm the only one who doesn't feel all broken up for old Teddy.   

Maybe this photo of him mocking T.O. like a jackass in the Super Bowl might have something to do with my general lack of compassion for him? 



Meh.  Whatever.  Get well soon, I guess.

Football <  a father, husband, son and human being's health

Not too hard to figure out.

[hbionic]

Get well teddy. Doesn't matter how fit, or how you diet...shtein can happen to anyone. For the record...I tend to suffer from 'lack of compassion for others' at times. 

[Fan_Since_64]

Wow. It's not even about playing with the Patriots at this point. My mind just goes back to him playing with his kids before the Super Bowl. Hopefully he'll retire and get the best treatment he can get to avoid further strokes.

Yes, I was thinking of those images with him and his kids, too. 
Too bad, I certainly wish him well. It's just another reminder that these guys can receive a lot of acclaim, make a great deal of money and win championships, but it can all end very quickly.

[Rome]

Like I said, I guess I'm the only one.




PS: Absence of thumbs, huh?  Good one.   

[PhillyandBCEagles]

Hope he gets better...

And I'll admit that upon hearing the news my first thought was "shtein, I hope it's nothing serious", but my second was "It sucks that this happened, but if it had to, why didn't it happen 2 weeks ago?"...I'm a horrible person 

[Drunkmasterflex]

Isn't a ruptured blood vessel in your head an aneurysm?  Anyhow Mr. Bruschi is probably lucky to be alive.  And I would imagin that his playing career would be in serious jeopardy.

[Susquehanna Birder]

Actually, and aneurysm is a blood vessel with a weakened wall, which sometimes causes it to burst. Having an aneurysm is just the start of the problem; it's the bursting of the aneurysm that is the worst outcome.

It's possible for an aneurysm to develop a slow leak, which might be Bruschi's situation (wild speculation here).

[QB Eagles]

Isn't a ruptured blood vessel in your head an aneurysm?  Anyhow Mr. Bruschi is probably lucky to be alive.  And I would imagin that his playing career would be in serious jeopardy.

Well, it can be an aneurysm before it ruptures. At that point it becomes a hemorrhagic stroke.

[MURP]

I am a fan of Brushi other than against the Eagles.  He plays with a fire that is rarely seen at any level of football.  Hope he not only gets well, but gets back on the playing field.   I want to beat the Pats in the SB next year with them at full strength!!

[Geowhizzer]

Update:

Bruschi in Good Condition After Stroke

[rasalghul]

I guess I'm the only one who doesn't feel all broken up for old Teddy.   

Maybe this photo of him mocking T.O. like a jackass in the Super Bowl might have something to do with my general lack of compassion for him? 

Jerome99RIP -

Thought you would like to see this pic from January 2004 -


This picture was downloaded by me on 1/7/04 - I think your assumption that he was mocking TO is incorrect.  It appears that this gesture is natural to him after intercepting a pass or make a key play.

So here, chew on this.....