NFL Quarterback, Brett Favre announces Parkinson's diagnosis during congressional hearingSource United States Congress
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00:00facility at Southern Miss, yeah the one that's gotten all the publicity. I wanted
00:04to help my alma mater and benefit the community. Southern Miss introduced me to
00:09the nonprofit to see if they could help with the funding. I had no way of knowing
00:13that there was anything wrong with how the state funded the project especially
00:17since it was publicly approved by many state agencies and multiple attorneys
00:21including the Attorney General. Sadly I also lost an investment in a company
00:26that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought
00:30would help others and I'm sure you'll understand why it's too late for me
00:34because I've recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's. This is also a cause
00:38dear to my heart. Recently the doctor running the company pleaded guilty to
00:43taking TANF money for his own use. I believe that I got swept up in a civil
00:50lawsuit at the instigation of state auditor Shad White.
00:56you