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That's right, they had to put him in a medically induced coma(!) for three months. In a 90 year lifespan, that's 1/360th of your life gone in a blink.
Scary stuff. He had lost his speech and relearned to walk.
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I doubt he'll be able to return to the NFL as a starter, but he should try. He'd do himself no favors by not trying.
Rooting for the guy.
Scary stuff. He had lost his speech and relearned to walk.
In 2013, just six years after being selected 10th overall in the NFL draft by Houston as a 19-year-old, Okoye was in the hospital with an autoimmune disease called anti-NMDA receptor ecephalitis. The condition struck him during workouts, causing convulsions and eventually putting him into a medically induced coma for three months.
He temporarily lost his ability to speak and had to relearn other basic functions such as walking.
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I doubt he'll be able to return to the NFL as a starter, but he should try. He'd do himself no favors by not trying.
Rooting for the guy.