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Kelly released this statement yesterday:
As with most everything, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. This is a bad deal all around. I don't buy that Kelly or the LSU staff didn't speak to and/or visit Brooks. I just don't. Maybe I'm dead wrong - I hope not for humanity's sake - but I just don't believe it. Now, once litigation commenced, I certainly believe the lawyers representing LSU shut down all communications from school employees. But prior to that, I highly doubt it.
Sadly, we live in a litigious world, especially in Louisiana...The Brooks' family knows Our Lady of the Lake (and its doctors) and LSU have insurance. Does this arise to negligence...? I don't know...that's subjective. Regrettably, Michael Strahan's daughter going through the same thing as Greg Brooks. Evidently, she also said that she had vertigo and that she didn't respond to antihistamines and normal treatments. As time passed, Strahan said that he kept believing it was a normal, treatable condition. Then, once her balance started being adversely effected, they finally did an MRI. Meaning, Strahan's course of action was eerily similar to LSU's....
Look, I wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy. I doubt the tumor popped up in the span of a few weeks...given the initial symptoms, it sounds like these things are challenging to diagnose. That all said, the statements from the Brooks' family and LSU are at a 180°. Right now, we don't know what happened. I just hope and pray for (1) a healthy and speedy recovery for both Greg Brooks and Michael Strahan's daughter; (2) that Kelly and LSU did visit with and keep in touch with Greg Brooks; (3) that there wasn't anything sinister that went on (i.e., brazenly or negligently ignoring Brooks' health for football purposes); and (4) that any prior, incredulous statements from either side, if any, get cleared up.
As with most everything, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. This is a bad deal all around. I don't buy that Kelly or the LSU staff didn't speak to and/or visit Brooks. I just don't. Maybe I'm dead wrong - I hope not for humanity's sake - but I just don't believe it. Now, once litigation commenced, I certainly believe the lawyers representing LSU shut down all communications from school employees. But prior to that, I highly doubt it.
Sadly, we live in a litigious world, especially in Louisiana...The Brooks' family knows Our Lady of the Lake (and its doctors) and LSU have insurance. Does this arise to negligence...? I don't know...that's subjective. Regrettably, Michael Strahan's daughter going through the same thing as Greg Brooks. Evidently, she also said that she had vertigo and that she didn't respond to antihistamines and normal treatments. As time passed, Strahan said that he kept believing it was a normal, treatable condition. Then, once her balance started being adversely effected, they finally did an MRI. Meaning, Strahan's course of action was eerily similar to LSU's....
Look, I wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy. I doubt the tumor popped up in the span of a few weeks...given the initial symptoms, it sounds like these things are challenging to diagnose. That all said, the statements from the Brooks' family and LSU are at a 180°. Right now, we don't know what happened. I just hope and pray for (1) a healthy and speedy recovery for both Greg Brooks and Michael Strahan's daughter; (2) that Kelly and LSU did visit with and keep in touch with Greg Brooks; (3) that there wasn't anything sinister that went on (i.e., brazenly or negligently ignoring Brooks' health for football purposes); and (4) that any prior, incredulous statements from either side, if any, get cleared up.
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