When a former NFL player, two-time high school Hall of Fame inductee, and the first college true freshman, to lead the Arizona State University Sun Devils in rushing in 30 years, as well as a first -team All PAC-10 selection is diagnosed with early-stage dementia and soon after slips into a coma brought on by a life-threatening rare autoimmune-related blood disorder, life as he knew it changed forever. 

 

Framed as his therapeutic journey, Hear My Story Before I Forget chronicles Darryl Clack’s celebrated sports journey, his coping mechanisms for multiple concussions, early-stage dementia, PTSD and depression, and journals the dark months of uncertainty and his fight to live after slipping into a coma brought on by TTP, a rare autoimmune blood disease.

 

A valuable book for athletes, parents, sports fans or anyone suffering from a life-threatening illness, that will aid in understanding how to detect symptoms of neurological damage, TTP, and concussions. It also discusses how young athletes in contact sports may protect themselves on the field and what measures to take to get help.

 

A narrative of inspiration, edification, and insight that unapologetically shows Darryl’s renewed strength in Christ. Above all else, though, it is a memoir of faith, hope, healing, recovery, and transparency.