CTE Hope

It is with great honor and excitement that CTE Hope announces that "Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy" by @ReidForgrave will be released in exactly FOUR weeks (Sept. 8). 1/4 @AlgonquinBooks

Saddened to learn of the passing of former Utah football player Greg Newman at 38. His family is donating his brain to @bu_cte & has organized a GoFundMe to support BU's #CTE research. I can only imagine why the family believes he had CTE, but the troubling thing is that based on our experience - that >50% of our brain donors who played college football have had CTE - the family has probably diagnosed him correctly. That's hard to believe for a disease that cannot be diagnosed accurately during life, is even more difficult to accurately diagnose in young people, and some doctors claim has no clinical symptoms. Of experience suggests CTE is changing people in ways families, but perhaps not doctors, can recognize. We must #EndCTE. kslsports.com/517561/2008-ut…

"After years of studies of CTE's impact on pro football players, the landscape of the NFL was changing, but young athletes like Zac were considered too young to be vulnerable to the deadly disease." local12.com/news/investiga…

"The information that we have now shows that repeated head impacts, or head injuries, are just as damaging as concussions, if not more because the brain is just not having enough time to heal between all of those impacts." kcci.com/article/zac-ea…

Paperback version of Love, Zac is officially released! Snag your copy at Bookshop here: bookshop.org/books/love-zac… You can also order wherever books are sold. Be sure to give us a RT so others can get their copy, too!

TODAY Mon 9/6 EDT 9AM @ReidForgrave discusses "Love Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy" #BookinItPodcast @quailridgebooks 12PM @spencerwrites presents "Kind of Sort of Fine" streamed through AB.Teens on Instagram Live washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

With college football season kicking into gear this weekend, now is the time to consider @ReidForgrave's moving, thoughtful book, #LoveZac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy: ow.ly/l8Kc50G2FS6 Available in paperback this Tuesday.

Today is Zac Easter's birthday! To help us celebrate and honor Zac, do something today to foster your curiosity and give back to those around you. Take a moment to learn something new and smile at your neighbor. Zac's spirit and bravery continues to drive the mission of CTE Hope.

Brain Injuries and Mental Health: Fast Facts #tbiawarenessmonth #tbi #ctehope #cte #LoveZac #ListenToZac #ProtectOurAthletes #PlayButPlaySafe

TBI Awareness Month 2021: Women and TBIs #InternationalWomansDay

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month! Check our social media pages throughout the month for helpful TBI facts and resources. And as always, let us know what you would like to learn more about in the comments below! #ctehope #TBI #ProtectOurAthletes #PlayButPlaySafe

This week on the Podcast – the heartbreaking story of 24-yr.-old Zac Easter who committed suicide after struggling with CTE he got from playing football. Here’s author @ReidForgrave on Zac’s parents. Subscribe on Spotify bit.ly/TheAlFrankenPo…

This episode of the Al Franken Podcast is one you won't want to miss! Al Franken talks with Reid Forgrave, author of "Love, Zac" to discuss Zac's story & how his life is still having an impact. #LoveZac #CTE #SuperBowl #PlayButPlaySafe #TraumaticBrainInjury #ctehope

This was a thrill: Went on fellow Minnesotan @alfranken podcast to talk concussions, future of football, & my new book, LOVE, ZAC: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy. Listen below! Buy book on Amazon, or support local here: bookshop.org/books/love-zac…

They’re right, first book I’ve ever read cover to cover in less than 24 hours. Was afraid to buy it the first time I saw it at Barnes & Noble but got it the second time and I’m glad I did. Zac Easter sacrificed himself to better CTE research, mental health awareness and football.

By purchasing Love, Zac you are also supporting CTE Hope and helping to spread Zac's legacy. Follow the link below to order today! #LoveZac #ListenToZac #contactsports #traumaticbraininjury #football #CTE m.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-zac-rei…

Still have some Christmas shopping left to do? Love, Zac by @ReidForgrave would make a great gift for any age. It is an amazing book and once you pick it up, you won't be able to put it down! m.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-zac-rei…

3/3 To learn more about Zac’s story, order a copy of Love, Zac by @ReidForgrave, which was released this past fall. @AlgonquinBooks #LoveZac #ListentoZac #ProtectOurAthletes #CTE #traumaticbraininjury #football #contactsports

2/3 He asked his loved ones to spread the word about concussions, CTE, and mental health and to try and make sports safer. Because of him, CTE Hope was created. We remember and mourn Zac today, but we also honor him by continuing to work towards our mission and help others.

1/3 Five years ago today, the world lost Zac Easter to CTE. Zac donated his brain to science so that he could help others silently struggling with this disease.