Former Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster died after experiencing severe cognitive decline, during which Mike Webster lived out of cars and under bridges

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Following Terry Bradshaw's retirement from the NFL, Terry Bradshaw suffered a severe panic attack in Miami that required emergency transport by ambulance

Terry Bradshaw sought help from a preacher, a marriage counselor, a psychologist, and a psychiatrist over a full year before being diagnosed with clinical depression

Terry Bradshaw underwent three days of brain testing at Yale University, which showed no evidence of dementia or Alzheimer's disease

Terry Bradshaw attended psychotherapy for three consecutive years to understand the psychological triggers of his depression

Terry Bradshaw uses the alter-ego name 'Roy' to describe the quiet, dark persona that manifests during Terry Bradshaw's depressive episodes

Katherine May resigned from her job due to stress while writing her book Wintering

Terry Bradshaw took a one-year hiatus from performing in Branson, Missouri, to undergo hip replacement surgery

Katherine May became seriously ill while writing Wintering and could not finish working out her job notice period

Prolonged exposure to cold water during endurance swimming can induce severe hypothermia, rhabdomyolysis, and cellulitis

After a doctor in Miami recommended immediate heart surgery following Terry Bradshaw's panic attack, Bradshaw snuck out of a hospital in the middle of the night

Following his escape from a Miami hospital, Terry Bradshaw flew to a Fort Worth hospital where angiogram tests showed no arterial blockages

Tim Noakes formulated the central governor theory proposing that the brain regulates exercise performance to prevent catastrophic physiological failure

Katherine May experienced a period of severe depression at 17 years old

Terry Bradshaw's Merkel cell carcinoma tumor was discovered during an MRI conducted at Yale University to investigate persistent neck spasms

Terry Bradshaw underwent immunotherapy to treat his diagnosis of bladder cancer

Terry Bradshaw manages his diagnosed clinical depression through daily prescription medication

Katherine May recommends limiting news consumption to once per day using reliable, curated sources

The NFL introduced rules to protect players from head injuries in the late 1980s and 1990s following concussions and player deaths linked to chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Katherine May's husband suffered a ruptured appendix and severe sepsis during the writing of Wintering

Terry Bradshaw survived separate diagnoses of bladder cancer and Merkel cell carcinoma