Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Story of

Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Story of Perseverance and Hope

After five major concussions, NFL tight-end Ben Utecht of the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals is losing his memories. This is his powerful and emotional love letter to his wife and daughtersâ€”whom he someday may not recognizeâ€”and an inspiring message for all to live every moment fully.

Ben Utecht has accumulated a vast treasure of memories: tossing a football in the yard with his father, meeting his wife, with whom heâ€™d build a loving partnership and bring four beautiful daughters into the world, writing and performing music, catching touchdown passes from quarterback Peyton Manning, and playing a Super Bowl Championship watched by ninety-three million people.

But the game he has built his living on, the game he fell in love with as a child, is taking its toll in a devastating way. After at least five major concussionsâ€”and an untold number of micro-concussionsâ€”Ben suffered multiple mild traumatic brain injuries that have erased important memories. Knowing that his wife and daughters could someday be beyond his reach and desperate for them to understand how much he loves them, he recorded his memories for them to hold on to after his essential self is gone.

Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away chronicles his remarkable journey from his early days throwing a football back and forth with his father to speaking about the long-term effects of concussions before Congress, and how his faith keeps him strong and grounded as he looks toward an uncertain future. Ben recounts the experiences that have shaped his life and imparts the lessons heâ€™s learned along the way. Emotionally powerful, inspiring, and uplifting, Benâ€™s story will captivate and encourage you to make the most of every day and treasure all of your memories.

Country	USA
Author	Ben Utecht
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Simon & Schuster
EAN	9781501137747
Edition	Reprint
Feature	HOWARD
ISBN	1501137743
Label	Howard Books
Manufacturer	Howard Books
MPN	195444
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	272
PartNumber	195444
PublicationDate	2017-04-25
Publisher	Howard Books
ReleaseDate	2017-04-25
Studio	Howard Books

Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Story of Perseverance and Hope

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