After a 12-year NFL career, Art Still assumed his post-retirement medical issues were simply the natural price of football and aging. But he soon discovered that his failing health was due to a hidden, potentially fatal condition known as amyloidosis. Our experts explain the two main types of this disease, who’s at risk, and the treatments that are available.
Guest Information:
- Art Still, former NFL player, founder, Still 4 Life
- Dr. Raymond Comenzo, professor of medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Everything Art Still had worked for paid off when the Kansas City Chiefs selected him with the second overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft. After twelve years in the league – setting records for most sacks in a career and season – Still wasn’t surprised when a few medical issues started popping up after he retired.
Uncovering this family history was the final clue for still’s doctor to diagnose him with amyloidosis. It’s a condition where proteins become abnormal and build up in different areas of the body and can eventually lead to death.
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