Family donates Eder Jofre’s brain to study on boxer dementia

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The family of boxer Eder Jofre, who died on the 2nd, announced this Thursday (20th) the donation of his brain for studies on chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as dementia pugilista. The fighter had been living with the disease since mid-2010.

The decision to donate the organ respects a wish of Eder Jogre himself. According to doctor Renato Anghinah, the Brazilian fighter told his family about his will after fellow fighter Mohammed Ali decided not to donate his when he died in 2016.

“Eder was very upset with Ali’s decision. That’s when he was sure he would do it differently,” Anghinah told UOL.

Eder’s sons, Marcel and Andrea Jofre claim that their father considered himself an organ donor, and said that “if it was to help, they could donate all of his”. When the diagnosis of the disease came, he confirmed with the doctor the desire for brain donation.

“This is another noble gesture from my father, who brought so much joy to the Brazilian people. As a son, I am very happy to know that he made this decision in life. If other patients had done the same, my father’s treatment would have been more advanced. It could have extended his life”, says Marcel, also present in the interview.

As soon as Eder Jofre’s death was decreed, the family members called the neurologist to have the organ removed. He was captured and taken to the USP medical laboratory.

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