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		<title>On the Road with George Visger</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 01:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Visger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: George Visger caught up with me on the phone this morning just before arriving at a job site. George is back at work trying hard to help his family recover from losing their home after suffering another near-fatal brain shunt failure last October. George is one of the most remarkably intelligent and resilient [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Visger: Tips on Dealing with TBI</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/04/george-visger-dealing-with-tbi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Visger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you following this blog may already know, I developed hydrocephalus &#8211; or water on the brain &#8211; from repeated brain trauma while playing DT with the SF 49ers during the 1981 Super Bowl season. After undergoing emergency VP Shunt brain surgery during the season, I am now on brain surgery #9 thirty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You&#8217;ve Never Heard of HBOT: Part III</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/09/why-youve-never-heard-of-hbot-part-iii/</link>
		<comments>http://davepear.com/blog/2010/09/why-youve-never-heard-of-hbot-part-iii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third and final part of Dr. Stoller&#8217;s work with Wayne Hawkins and HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy). Dr. Stoller&#8217;s post talks about how a big industry &#8211; the big multinational pharmaceutical companies &#8211; have managed to keep HBOT hidden from the public and left out of qualification for Medicare reimbursement. Wait &#8211; does that sound like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>De Smith on His Congressional Testimony</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/de-smiths-congressional-testimony/</link>
		<comments>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/de-smiths-congressional-testimony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AAA Bob: AAA I want to thank you for your leadership on a number of issues and your vision for helping retired players. We may not always agree on every issue, but I value your opinions and welcome your assistance and appreciate all you have done. AAA As you will see attached, I am committed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does the NFLPA&#8217;s Concussion Announcement Really Say?</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/nflpas-concussion-announcement/</link>
		<comments>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/nflpas-concussion-announcement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the official NFLPA Press Release on their newly-announced Concussion &#38; TBI Committee. We want to point out that while any movement forward is always a good thing, sometimes you have to look at what&#8217;s NOT said as much as what IS said. Read the announcement carefully and you&#8217;ll notice that they say they&#8217;re concerned [...]]]></description>
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