Akbar Gbajabiamila
👤 Speaker
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From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
Yeah.
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From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
That sucks, dude.
We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
No, she actually, crazy enough, her first... God, that hurts.
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From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
Yeah, her first grandchild, my brother, Kabir, his first child was born the day my mom passed away.
We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
So she lived long enough to know that she had a grandchild but died later that evening in a car accident.
We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
Yeah.
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From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
She died in a car accident?
We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
Died in a car accident.
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From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
Trump driver?
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From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
Yeah.
We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
Yep.
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From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
So, yeah.
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From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
But how long has your dad been sick?
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From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
Since officially diagnosed in 2000 with Parkinson's.
We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
1998, he was misdiagnosed.
We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
But then in 2000, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's.
We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
And, you know, he's been battling that since.
We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
He must be so proud of you.
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From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
Yeah, he is.
We're Out of Time
From NFL to TV Stardom: Akbar Gbajabiamila on Identity, Addiction & Resilience
You know, my father's a man of many, a few words, but he is.