The NFL destroys families Pear said I wish I had never played

Summary: The NFL destroys families Pear said I wish I had never played Those 10 words combined with the fact Pear wouldn t let his now adult son play football speak volumes from a far reaching two hour interview at Pear s home It s a pretty house in the foothills overlooking Lake Washington in the suburbs of Seattle the kind of place where anyone would be happy to retire Don t quite think the salaries of the late 70 s compare to what s out there to be earned today But the head knocking and roar of the crowd at a really vicious collision or sack takes on new meaning if you remember Dave Pear The Pears are selling downsizing in hopes of dealing with mounting medical bills to treat Pear s back and neck problems Next to the reclining chair Pear sits in during the interview while struggling to look comfortable all the while there s a baking dish full of different medications Provigil Neurontin Lamictel Trileptal Baclofen Vicodin and Ibuprofen are part of an alphabet soup of medications no one would dare sample if they weren t required Depending on the time of day Pear takes one pill to keep focused another to calm him down and a bunch of them to keep the pain at bay There s also a list with the meds laying out a regimen Pear must follow eight times a day as he swallows 38 pills a day Even with samples that his doctors give him to defray the costs the bill for the medications comes to approximately $1 000 per month Moreover one doctor told Pear that in order for him to get the first of two hip replacement surgeries he will need soon he must quit taking the Vicodin which happens to be the best pain reliever Unfortunately the Vicodin has a side effect of interfering with the healing after joint replacements Pear said With more medical bills to come downsizing commences even as Heidi works two jobs She teaches aerobics part time while also maintaining a sales job The flexibility allows her to tend to her husband as much as possible as he goes from one doctor s appointment to another Frankly I do not remember Dave Pear who played in the NFL from 1975 1980 But then now that I m past 60 with back knee and joint pain that is never far away don t think I won t recall Dave Pear from time to time and thank fate that I never realized my teenage dreams of playing pro football KING COUNTY Wash Dave Pear s speech is halting and he stumbles through his thoughts even though he has a spiral bound binder of notes in his hands to prompt him He repeats himself at times and gets frazzled with a brain that simply won t cooperate after too many concussions from his days on the football field But there is one thing that can t be stopped as the 54 year old Pear grapples with a life stunted by a game that has crossed the thin line from love of his youth to loathe of his middle age By Jason Cole Yahoo Sports September 18 2007 Read The NFL destroys families Pear said I wish I had never played Those 10 words combined with the fact Pear wouldn t let his now adult son play football speak volumes from a far reaching two hour interview at Pear s home It s a pretty house in the foothills overlooking Lake Washington in the suburbs of Seattle the kind of place where anyone would be happy to retire Don t quite think the salaries of the late 70 s compare to what s out there to be earned today But the head knocking and roar of the crowd at a really vicious collision or sack takes on new meaning if you remember Dave Pear The Pears are selling downsizing in hopes of dealing with mounting medical bills to treat Pear s back and neck problems Next to the reclining chair Pear sits in during the interview while struggling to look comfortable all the while there s a baking dish full of different medications Provigil Neurontin Lamictel Trileptal Baclofen Vicodin and Ibuprofen are part of an alphabet soup of medications no one would dare sample if they weren t required Depending on the time of day Pear takes one pill to keep focused another to calm him down and a bunch of them to keep the pain at bay There s also a list with the meds laying out a regimen Pear must follow eight times a day as he swallows 38 pills a day Even with samples that his doctors give him to defray the costs the bill for the medications comes to approximately $1 000 per month Moreover one doctor told Pear that in order for him to get the first of two hip replacement surgeries he will need soon he must quit taking the Vicodin which happens to be the best pain reliever Unfortunately the Vicodin has a side effect of interfering with the healing after joint replacements Pear said With more medical bills to come downsizing commences even as Heidi works two jobs She teaches aerobics part time while also maintaining a sales job The flexibility allows her to tend to her husband as much as possible as he goes from one doctor s appointment to another Frankly I do not remember Dave Pear who played in the NFL from 1975 1980 But then now that I m past 60 with back knee and joint pain that is never far away don t think I won t recall Dave Pear from time to time and thank fate that I never realized my teenage dreams of playing pro football KING COUNTY Wash Dave Pear s speech is halting and he stumbles through his thoughts even though he has a spiral bound binder of notes in his hands to prompt him He repeats himself at times and gets frazzled with a brain that simply won t cooperate after too many concussions from his days on the football field But there is one thing that can t be stopped as the 54 year old Pear grapples with a life stunted by a game that has crossed the thin line from love of his youth to loathe of his middle age By Jason Cole Yahoo Sports September 18 2007 Read

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