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Brett Favre revealed on Tuesday that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as he testified on Capitol Hill about welfare reform.
Favre had actually talked about his health battle with TMZ Sports in August. The outlet said Wednesday it was asked not to divulge information but received permission this week to publish its interview with the Pro Football Hall of Famer.
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Packers quarterback Brett Favre looks to throw the ball after tripping during the Chicago Bears game, Sept. 10, 2006, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Mark Hoffman/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The Super Bowl champion quarterback detailed meetings he had with doctors.
"I saw five specialists. They all said, first of all, it doesn’t matter where you got it," Favre said. "You got it. It ain’t going away. But, if you wanna know, they all said the same thing. If it’s not in your family, and there’s none on either side of my family, then the first thing we look at his head trauma. Well, hell, I wrote the book on head trauma."
Favre said he was diagnosed in January and at that point he had minor symptoms. He said one doctor asked him why he decided to get checked out.
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Packers quarterback Brett Favre calls signals during the game against the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on Nov. 18, 2007. (Jeff Hanisch-USA Today Sports)
"I had two symptoms and they went on for about a year – I would consider to be minor. I would be doing something and my right arm, I
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