Rugby international takes on his biggest challenge to prove The Game he loves has caused his dementia. Commentator look at this Alix Popham drives for the line hes there Alix Pophams Rugby Career seemed timed to perfection. As he started playing, The Game went professional. He was able to turn his passion into a well paid job. But he says after more than a decade of putting his body on the line, hes paying a high price. So these are the memories, yeah . That one is my last game for wales, against englAnd in 2008, my last game. Do you remember The Game . No, nothing. I know we won. Ive seen the jerseys with me with my hAnds in the air at twickenham, but i cant remember being on the pitch. So you played in The Game, youve got the shirt, but you dont remember The Game at all . At all. What ive been told is my brain was so inflamed at that period. And most. Most of my career, ive said before, i cant remember because we were doing so much contact, my brain was inflamed. So you. The memories
Commentator look at this Alix Popham drives for the line hes there Alix Pophams Rugby Career seemed timed to perfection. As he started playing, The Game went professional. He was able to turn his passion into a well paid job. But he says after more than a decade of putting his body on the line, hes paying a high price. So these are the memories, yeah . That one is my last game for wales, against englAnd in 2008, my last game. Do you remember The Game . No, nothing. I know we won. Ive seen the jerseys with me with my hAnds in the air at twickenham, but i cant remember being on the pitch. So you played in The Game, youve got the shirt, but you dont remember The Game at all . At all. What ive been told is my brain was so inflamed at that period. And most. Most of my career, ive said before, i cant remember because we were doing so much contact, my brain was inflamed. So you. The memories werent storing. So you had an inflamed brain because of the contact you were doing. Yes. And the hits
Hes paying a high price. So these are the memories, yeah . That one is my last game for wales, against englAnd in 2008, my last game. Do you remember The Game . No, nothing. I know we won. Ive seen the jerseys with me with my hAnds in the air at twickenham, but i cant remember being on the pitch. So you played in The Game, youve got the shirt, but you dont remember The Game at all . At all. What ive been told is my brain was so inflamed at that period. And most. Most of my career, ive said before, i cant remember because we were doing so much contact, my brain was inflamed. So you. The memories werent storing. So you had an inflamed brain because of the contact you were doing. Yes. And the hits you were taking, And you were still turning out for wales . Wales. Club. Training. Wow. Years after he retired from rugby, alix found his memory getting worse. I got lost on a Bike Ride And its a Bike Ride ive done 50, 70 times. And ijust had a Blackout Moment And didnt know where i was, And end