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

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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 daughters—whom he in the future won’t recognize—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 he’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 no less than five major concussions—and an untold number of micro-concussions—Ben suffered more than one mild traumatic brain injuries that have erased important memories. Knowing that his wife and daughters could in the future be beyond his reach and desperate for them to remember how much he loves them, he recorded his memories for them to hold on to after his essential self is gone.

Counting the Days Even as My Mind Slips Away chronicles his remarkable journey from his early days throwing a football from side to side 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 he’s learned along the way. Emotionally powerful, inspiring, and uplifting, Ben’s story will captivate and encourage you to profit from each day and treasure all your memories.

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