Ex-NFL players suffering from Alzheimer’s qualify for assistance.
June 1, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Last month I posted about The NFL, Concussions, and Alzheimer’s Disease.
Yesterday Fox Sports posted a related article – 35 ex-NFL players qualify for assistance – about this topic. The article talks about the number of retired NFL players applying for financial assistance under a new program, the ‘88′ plan, designed to help those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
This plan, which took effect Feb 1, provides up to $88,000 from the National Football League and the union to help with the care of any retired footballer suffering from dementia or other brain related problems.
See full article here…
Well written article.