How Experimental Treatment Gave Alix Popham His Life Back After a Dementia Diagnosis at 40

Alix Popham is a retired international rugby player, with 33 caps for Wales. He’s played in World Cups in 2003 and 2007 and is a 2008 Grand Slam winner. Alix retired in 2011 and in April 2020 was diagnosed with probable CTE and early onset dementia as a result of traumatic brain injury suffered in his rugby career.
Joining Alix is his wife Mel who has been with him on every step of his journey to raise awareness of his condition. Together they speak openly about Alix's heartbreaking diagnosis and why speaking out has ultimately led them to what they believe is a medical miracle and given them hope for a future again.
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How Experimental Treatment Gave Alix Popham His Life Back After a Dementia Diagnosis at 40

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Wow! Great work. Wasn’t sure whether to watch. As a 59 year old former rugby player and skateboarder, I’m still in the pre-diagnosis investigation of CTE and dementia stage, but it’s quite obviously coming, especially with my TBI and stroke damage history. I was in the top 1% at risk for 4 different types of dementia. I was resigned to accept that this was a battle I could not win; now I’m not so sure. Maybe hope is not just deferred despair, after all.