Brett Favre revealed Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease while testifying on Capitol Hill about welfare reform.
Favre had spoken about his health scare with TMZ Sports in August. The outlet said Wednesday that it was asked not to release information but received permission this week to publish its interview with the Pro Football Hall of Famer.
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Packers quarterback Brett Favre attempts to throw the ball after tripping during the Chicago Bears game, September 10, 2006, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Mark Hoffman/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The Super Bowl champion quarterback detailed the meetings he had with doctors.
“I went to five specialists. They all told me that, first of all, it doesn't matter where you got it,” Favre said. “You've got it and it's not going to go away. But, if you want to know, they all told me the same thing. If there's no family history, and there isn't one on either side of my family, then the first thing we look at is head trauma. Well, what the hell, I wrote the book on head trauma.”
Favre said he was diagnosed with the disease in January and had minor symptoms at the time. He said a doctor asked him why he decided to get tested.
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Packers quarterback Brett Favre signals during the game against the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on November 18, 2007. (Jeff Hanisch-USA Today Sports)
“I had two symptoms that lasted about a year. I consider them mild. I'd be doing something and notice my right arm was stuck. I'd think, 'What? That's weird. ' I'd put my arm down and go on my way. When I forgot about it, it would be back there. That lasted about a year.
“It wasn't long after I first noticed the arm. I'm right-handed, I have good strength in both hands and arms, but I'm right-handed and I have a screwdriver, and you'd think that since I'm right-handed, I could screw something in. Well, eventually I'd have to use my left hand to guide it.
“But the weirdest thing was actually a long-sleeved shirt or jacket. I stuck my right arm in and couldn't get it through the hole for anything. I felt my arm. I had strength, but I couldn't guide it and that was the most frustrating thing.”
After breaking the NFL record for career touchdown passes, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre lifts his recipient, Greg Jennings, during the Minnesota Vikings game on September 30, 2007, at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA Today Network)
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He said he finally went for a check-up and was diagnosed with the disease.
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