Hockey & Health: Big Mike’s Story
Hockey & Health: Big Mike's Story My last memory of “Big Mike” (six foot three, 265 lbs) was of him being wheeled out of the hockey rink in Las Vegas on a gurney flashing the “thumbs up” sign to both teams as the paramedics took him to the local emergency. Mike, age 40, died later that day. I still get emotional thinking about it and I’m not totally sure why. I’m not a stranger to death—I’ve been an emergency department physician for 18 years so I’ve... Read More
