Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Karen Kinzle Zegel is a Concussion Legacy Foundation Family Advisory Board member who lose her son Patrick Risha to suicide and donated his brain to the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, where he was diagnosed with CTE. Zegel offered advice based on her own experience on how caregivers can help suspected CTE patients in crisis.
This segment was part of a webinar hosted by the Concussion Legacy Foundation focused on helping family and friends support those struggling with lingering concussion symptoms or suspected CTE who are experiencing mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Watch the full webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=nZMyyEeDtPc&t=1s
To learn more about CTE, visit the following resources:
Sign up for the CTE Resources Newsletter – bit.ly/2xrk886
Join the CTE Resources Facebook Group – bit.ly/2VqzPVV
What is CTE? concussionfoundation.org/CTE-resources/what-is-CTE
Living with CTE – concussionfoundation.org/CTE-resources/living-with-CTE
Hope with CTE – concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/hope
Brain Donation Registry – concussionfoundation.org/CTE-resources/research-registry
Can we help you as you battle your symptoms? Submit a HelpLine Request: concussionfoundation.org/helpline
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Karen Kinzle Zegel is a Concussion Legacy Foundation Family Advisory Board member who lose her son Patrick Risha to suicide and donated his brain to the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, where he was diagnosed with CTE. Zegel offered advice based on her own experience on how caregivers can help suspected CTE patients in crisis.
This segment was part of a webinar hosted by the Concussion Legacy Foundation focused on helping family and friends support those struggling with lingering concussion symptoms or suspected CTE who are experiencing mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Watch the full webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=nZMyyEeDtPc&t=1s
To learn more about CTE, visit the following resources:
Sign up for the CTE Resources Newsletter – bit.ly/2xrk886
Join the CTE Resources Facebook Group – bit.ly/2VqzPVV
What is CTE? concussionfoundation.org/CTE-resources/what-is-CTE
Living with CTE – concussionfoundation.org/CTE-resources/living-with-CTE
Hope with CTE – concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/hope
Brain Donation Registry – concussionfoundation.org/CTE-resources/research-registry
Can we help you as you battle your symptoms? Submit a HelpLine Request: concussionfoundation.org/helpline
Follow us on Facebook - bit.ly/2LOfF2r
Follow us on Twitter - bit.ly/2LMfp47
Follow us on Instagram - bit.ly/2xwXFGS
Follow us on LinkedIn -bit.ly/2J5sQdy
