Bruschi Works for Stroke Awareness

[PlattsFan]

Showing once again the class that makes him a model Patriot, Tedy Bruschi is using his experience with his stroke to try to raise awareness about the warning signs of stroke. In SI:

New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., offered their support Tuesday to a bill that would help make the public more aware of the warning signs of strokes.[...]

"Tedy Bruschi is living proof that you can't keep a good man down and that activism can come out of adversity," Kerry said in a statement. "Since his stroke, he's made it his mission to spread the word about stroke, to be an advocate and to inform and educate about stroke's warning signs and risk factors."[...]

"I could hear my son come in the room, but I couldn't see him," Bruschi said in a statement. "That's when I went to the hospital."

The senator is co-sponsor of the STOP Stroke Act of 2007, a measure to raise public awareness of stroke warning signs. It also would set up a grant program so states can improve how they prevent, treat and diagnose strokes.

I think athletes aren't necessarily obligated to be role-models, but when someone in that position realizes the opportunity they have to do good ... it's always good to give them props for what they do.

Bruschi's a class act all the way.