{"id":27274,"date":"2024-02-03T10:10:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T10:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concussionfoundation.org\/personal-stories\/mike-adamle-project-rise-above\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T18:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:50:42","slug":"mike-adamle-project-rise-above","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/concussionandcte.org\/en-uk\/personal-stories\/inspiring-stories\/mike-adamle-project-rise-above\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mike Adamle Project: Rise Above"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Posted: March 1, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why we’re here: from Kim Adamle, executive director of The Mike Adamle Project: Rise Above<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf I have this, then I want to be the one to show others how to LIVE with it\u201d were the first words from Mike when his neurologist told him his epilepsy and cognitive degeneration were probably due to\u00a0Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)<\/a>. \u00a0The doctor did not have much advice to share with us on how to cope with CTE – the most he could advise was 1,000mcg of B12 daily, a healthy balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fats, and to work as long as possible – to keep learning and stay active.<\/p>\n

There is no cure yet for CTE, so our quest became: How do you\u00a0live\u00a0<\/em>with CTE<\/a>? \u00a0How do you stay alive and experience a life of quality? \u00a0Mike has always lived his life 110% all heart and all-out, so we approached this challenge with the same vigor. \u00a0Through many heart-wrenching, tearful, gut-honest conversations, Mike distilled the essence of his goals for his life fighting CTE: to live with Dignity, Optimism, Energy and Excitement, Contribution and Purpose, and most of all – to give Hope to others.<\/p>\n

Awareness of CTE is just emerging, and doctors and researchers are working to discover treatments. \u00a0But for the many who are affected right now, we need to share our journeys, our experience, and offer support to one another. \u00a0We do not have the time or luxury of waiting; we need to take action now for the sake of those afflicted with CTE and traumatic brain injury (TBI), and for their families and spouses, who are often the care partners.<\/p>\n

CTE\/TBI is pervasive, so we knew our life plan had to be comprehensive and multi-faceted. We targeted these primary life areas:<\/p>\n