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b'My guest, RJ, was a top defensive player in the country as a linebacker at Oregon State University in the 90\'s. I connected with RJ in the Facebook support group CTE & Brain Injury Global Support - https://www.facebook.com/groups/164998687455984 \\nIn this interview, RJ discusses his numerous concussions, unsafe training practices, and the desire to play through any pain or medical problem. It was over two decades later that his TBI/CTE symptoms reared their head, a cascade of awful symptoms that were kicked off by a very stressful moment in his life.\\nFortunately, RJ was proactive and began doing anything he could that might help. He volunteered for a study at the University of Utah TBI and Concussion Center, with 49 other football players where they used photobiomodulation, a type of light therapy. This treatment turned RJ\'s life around and although he will never be the person he once was, he is in such a better place and making a difference helping others with their struggles.\\nWe talk about the importance of not fighting CTE or any struggle on your own and how important it is to be part of a supportive group.\\nHe also has put together the non-proft 4CTE by CTE which is in its early stages.\\nIncludes the short story "Going Dark" taken from Somber Stroll and narrated by Tee Quillin.\\nHere is an article on the Light study - https://www.concussionalliance.org/blog/2022/1/25/light-therapy-study-at-the-university-of-utah'