I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO WALK INTO. CTE and suicide ft. Lori Mohr

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES SUICIDE. IF YOU FIND THIS TRIGGERING, PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN. GO TO OUR WEBSITE WWW.CTETALK.COM FOR SUPPORT, IF YOU FEEL YOU NEED TO REACH OUT.
Hi everyone,
Today we are joined by Lori Mohr, who shares the story of her husband Jim Mohr. Jim Mohr was a star athlete who played tackle football from age 8 all the way through his sophomore year of college at Northern Arizona University. He then went on to a successful career in finance, meet his wife Lori, and have three children. Mohr was extremely high functioning for most of his life but began suffering from cognitive difficulties, anxiety, and insomnia in late 2018. On May 10, 2020, Mohr died by suicide at age 60. His children suspected he may have been suffering from CTE, so his family worked together to have his brain be studied at the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank. Researchers there diagnosed him with Stage 3 (of 4) Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Lori shared Jim’s story to show how symptoms of CTE drastically changed her husband and to advocate for Flag Football Under 14.
Enjoy the episode!
See you next week, Georgia & Trisha x

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Thank you so much for telling your story. My husband sounds a lot like Jim

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Sending you all the love and support Karla