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We're Ryan, Dan, and Ant, three 20 something lads, from Birkenhead, who love football. 24% of women and 13% of men in England are diagnosed with depression in their lifetime. But men are three times more likely to die from suicide than women. We wanted to know why. Join us every Monday and Friday as we speak to people from the wide world of football, all about Mental Health, in an attempt to learn more about it, and encourage men to feel more comfortable talking about their health and wellbeing, and attempt to remove the stigma that still surrounds the topic.
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Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Episode 37
There's only one Ernie Moss.
Ernie Moss played over 500 matches across three spells at his boyhood club, Chesterfield. During that time he scored just shy of 200 goals, and remains the clubs all time leading goalscorer.
In 2014, Ernie was diagnosed with Dementia, and has been cared for by his family ever since, as the debilitating disease has sadly taken hold. In this episode, we talk to Nikki Trueman, Ernie's daughter, about his career, his dementia, and the links between dementia and football.
Nikki, along with other footballer's children, such as Dawn Astle (Daughter of Jeff Astle) have worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the propensity for footballers of a certain generation to develop early onset dementia, and demand further investigation and support from the various governing bodies.
This is an emotional, and informative discussion, with a Daughter, who loves and adores her Father.
You can find us on Twitter @marking_man and don't forget to use the hashtag #WheresTheTalkingLads
If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk:
Jeff Astle Foundation
http://www.thejeffastlefoundation.co.uk/
Alzheimers Society
Call 0333 150 3456 for free
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Dementia UK
Call 0800 888 6678
Samaritans
Call 116 132 for free
Papyrus UK
Call 0800 068 41 41
CALM ZONE
0800 58 58 58
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