Bronco KJ Hamler "steps back"; LSU coach Jimmy Lindsey "steps away"; Bears' Steve McMichael in ICU; ex-Buckeye Drue Chrisman in hospital; Sooners coach Brent Venables' wife has breast cancer
"Teen who had cardiac arrest at 18 shares warning signs"; Colombian footballer collapses during training; Belgian footballer retires at 22; Chinese tennis star collapses on court (again)
UNITED STATES
Denver Broncos’ KJ Hamler Reveals Pericarditis Diagnosis, Steps Back from Field for Recovery
August 1, 2023
Denver Broncos wide receiver KJ Hamler revealed today that he has been diagnosed with pericarditis. The news comes after Hamler experienced chest pains during a workout before the start of the training camp. “After feeling some chest pains while working out on the break before camp started, I got everything checked out and was diagnosed with mild heart irritation, called pericarditis,” Hamler wrote on Instagram. “I’ve got a great treatment plan with medicine and am taking a quick break to get this all taken care of so I can get back to doing what I love,” he added. Hamler’s teammates, coaches, and fans have rallied around him, showing an outpouring of support. The Broncos organization has not released specific details about the cause of Hamler’s condition.
According to American Heart Association, pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, a sac-like structure with two thin layers of tissue that surround the heart to hold it in place and help it work. “Pericarditis can be attributed to several factors, including viral, bacterial, fungal and other infections. Other possible causes of pericarditis include heart attack or heart surgery, other medical conditions, injuries and medications.”
The experimental COVID-19 vaccine can also cause the development of myocarditis and pericarditis. A study released last year by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed the development of myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination which is highest in adolescent males and young men.
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Broncos, UCHealth host COVID-19 vaccination event for players, coaches, staff and families
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LSU defensive line coach steps away
August 3, 2023
LSU defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey will be away from the team for an unspecified period of time ''as he deals with a personal health matter,'' head coach Brian Kelly announced Wednesday night, causing the Tigers to shuffle their coaching staff on the eve of preseason practice. Lindsey was taken from the football operations building Tuesday in an ambulance, as first reported by WBRZ. The severity and nature of the issue are unknown. Kelly indicated in a statement Lindsey would rejoin the staff at some point, saying ''we look forward to his return to the program. Our prayers are with coach Lindsey and his family, and we ask that their privacy be respected,'' Kelly said.
LSU announces football players 97.4% vaccinated, coaches and support staff at 100%
July 30, 2021
Prayers Pouring In For Chicago Bears Legend After He Was Hospitalized
August 4, 2023
The football world is offering prayers and hoping for the best today amid news that Chicago Bears legend Steve McMichael had to be hospitalized. According to Larry Mayer of ChicagoBears.com, McMichael's publicist informed him that the 65-year-old former defensive tackle had to be admitted to the intensive care unit for sepsis and needs antibiotics. McMichael has been battling ALS. Fortunately, McMichael appears to be improving. Per the statement from his publicist, his vitals are better and his wife is hopeful that he can keep fighting long enough to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday. Steve McMichael played 13 of his 15 NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears, becoming an anchor along the defensive line in the 80s and dominating during their legendary 1985 season.
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Prayers Are Pouring In For Family Of Oklahoma Coach Brent Venables
August 1, 2023
Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables had devastating news to share with the media this Tuesday. Venables revealed that his wife, Julie, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. "There's no blueprint on how you handle that but our real sanctuary and our true shelter is our faith," Venables said, via The Oklahoman. "It's been nothing short of amazing the group of people that have helped. ... She had a surgery on Friday morning and we're hopeful we got everything where we maybe can avoid further treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy. We'll find that out in the next several days." Venables referred to his wife as a "honey badger" due to her toughness.
There is a high likelihood that she was “vaccinated,” too:
Cornerback D.J. Graham estimates 90% of Sooners are vaccinated
August 11, 2021
https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/2021/08/11/oklahoma-sooners-football-covid-19-vaccine-dj-graham/
Fans Are Praying For Hospitalized Former Ohio State Football Player
July 30, 2023
Everyone's hoping that everything is OK for ex-Ohio State Buckeyes football player Drue Chrisman. The former Ohio State Buckeyes football player, who now plays for the Cincinnati Bengals, has been hospitalized during his team's training camp. Chrisman was hospitalized with an undisclosed medical issue earlier this week. "Thank you to everyone who has reached out. I appreciate your thoughts and prayers. Everything looking to be okay and hopefully back soon," he tweeted.
Teen athlete who had cardiac arrest at 18 shares warning signs: 'I thought it was normal'
July 31, 2023
At 18, Alexander Bowerson is already a cardiac arrest survivor. None of his doctors ever detected an issue with his heart before the emergency, and the teen practiced sports including football, baseball and wrestling. He and his family didn’t know a genetic disorder called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was changing the structure of his heart, forcing it to work harder during exercise. There was little time to react when the crisis struck out of the blue. “It was probably about 10 seconds until I was completely unconscious,” Bowerson, who lives in Wales, Michigan, tells TODAY.com. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the No. 1 cause of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, doctors said after Bronny James, the 18-year-old son of NBA star LeBron James, suffered a cardiac arrest in July. (James’ family has not publicly shared what caused his heart to stop.)
COLOMBIA
Young, fit and probably also vaccinated against Covid-19, and then suddenly she falls over with chest pains. This is becoming more and more common.
July 31, 2023
Colombian women's national team striker Linda Caicedo collapsed on the field during a training session in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, writes Jamie White. A harrowing video shows 18-year-old Caicedo clutching her chest with her right hand before bending over and falling to the ground, prompting her teammates and medical staff to rush to her aid. Coach Nelson Abadia said on Saturday that Caicedo is in good health and dismissed her "incident" as a result of being "a little stressed" after her World Cup victory earlier this week. "It's just an incident, she was tired," Abadia said. “She was also a bit stressed because she was playing in her first World Cup…(which) has great relevance. And she is 18 years old. She is a girl when it comes to football. But she has a great ability and a great character to handle it all. That is why she is one of the players in the world today who is a rising star. And it was just an episode, it's over, it's over. We are very happy with this. No problem."
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BELGIUM
Heart condition forces former Saint to retire at 22
July 27, 2023
The Belgian defender made his professional debut during his spell on loan at Saints from Brighton in the first half of the 2021-22 season. Dendocker, who played seven times in total for the Perth side, was released by Brighton last summer and has now announced his retirement. He wrote on Instagram: "Because of my heart condition, I have decided to stop playing because of my own health. This was and will be the hardest decision ever in my life. But there is no going back and I have to look in the future. This will take time to process.”
CHINA
Chinese Tennis Star Withdraws from Match After Collapsing Again on Court, Weeks Following Health Scare at Wimbledon
August 1, 2023
On Monday, Chinese professional tennis player Wu Yibing was forced to retire from a match after collapsing at the Washington Open just weeks after his alarming collapse at Wimbledon. The incident occurred during Wu’s round of 64 match against Yosuke Watanuk at the Mubadala Citi DC Open in the US capital. Wu, 23, was leading 4-1 when he suddenly collapsed as he approached his chair. Wu’s retirement allowed his opponent, Watanuk, 25, to automatically proceed to the next round. Wu’s collapse at the Washington Open comes hot on the heels of his disconcerting health scare at Wimbledon earlier this month, where he faced American player Frances Tiafoe. According to the Post, Wu later claimed he had been suffering from indigestion. “There was something wrong with the food I ate last night – I even felt like I was losing my consciousness out there,” Wu said, per the Daily Express. “I was better after my medical timeout, but it still affected my breathing. I feel good to play like I did, given my situation. I will go for a further check-up later.”
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I'm 60 years old. I played every major sport in my youth. I got knocked out half dozen times playing high school football. I wrote football when the last one occurred, concerned I might become paralyzed out worse. As a result of that, I've paid particularly close to major injuries in sports for the next 40+ years. There are more major injuries and threats to athletes in this months postings here than I've seen in those 40+ yrs. And they all correlate to the bioweapons attack lead by the DoD. Sure, not all are from that. But this is so far beyond coincidence that to suggest coincidence simply shows ignorance or complicity. We are living the TV series Utopia.
Will the sports industry be decimated as well? With current players having huge health issues due to the mandated vax, and the younger, up and coming college and University players having been mandated the vax also having issues, there might be few people to replace injured, older players who must retire. The vax goes all the way down to even the youngest -- such as my son-in-law's great nephew who received the vax at age 12 and now has myocarditis and cannot participate in any sports -- so there may be few replacement players in any of these sports to keep the sports teams going.