Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130126:13:38:00
All of his business appointments. he did not handle money well. we became less and less financially viable. honestly, the thing that tripped it off is he began to not be able to use his hands. he couldn't button the buttons on his shirt. he couldn't tie his shoes. or write. so, we sought the help of a neuropsychiatrist in richmond, who diagnosed dementia due to the concussions he had suffered in the nfl. >> kevin, i want to turn to you and ask, when you were diagnosed with als, was your first thought about your playing career? >> to be honest with you, no. i wasn't very sure what als was.