“Truth Doesn’t Have A Side” A fascinating life of a man that suffered hardships for telling the truth. The sacrifices of Dr. Bennet Omalu were willingly made. This man of great faith was the physician who invested his own money to discover CTE.  As a forensic neuropathologist, he is the Chief Medical Examiner for San Joaquin County. He also serves as a Clinical Professor and Associate Physician Diplomate at the UC, Davis Medical Center, Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.  Bennet I. Omalu, MD, MBA, MPH, overcame massive efforts to discredit him and his research.  Today CTE is widely recognized as a health risk in millions of patients with histories of repetitive brain trauma, including military veterans.  The NFL eventually paid out claims to widows.

My son Jason Cory Newell had played football for St. Mary’s and Lincoln High Schools in Stockton, California.  By the grace of God, as his mother I used my spit to clean the blood off his face and pray over his body at the funeral home after his autopsy by Dr. Omalu. I imagine him leaning over Jason’s big body asking, “What happened, Lord please help me uncover the truth.” The night my son crashed to the floor with a heart attack, his cousin witnessed his hard fall and called the ambulance. Jason was taken to Dameron hospital and because his attending cousin was so shaken, a suspicion was investigated with an autopsy. It was confirmed that Jason had a heart attack without foul play. There was zero drugs in his body. What are the chances that this man of God, from Nigeria would be the very man that our Father in heaven would have determine the cause of my son’s death? What is even more amazing is that I was on a Christian cruise — floating somewhere near San Juan Puerto Rico with 800 other followers of Jesus when I chose to isolate myself in my cabin for some alone time with God. After a time prayee and crying out, I turned the on the TV in my cabin and watched the movie ‘Concussion’. The cruise was planned to distance myself on the one year anniversary of my son’s premature death. A year later a friend of mine who had met Dr Omalu at a bookstore, emailed me his picture to tell me that this wonderful man had examined my son’s heart. On the cruise my husband and I enjoyed nightly worship sessions with Nicole Mullen, Veritas, Natalie Grant, Selah, Travis Cottrell and Sandi Patti. My Father’s tender mercies never cease. He is faithful!

We sailed the Atlantic on the Eurodam to attend an island outreach in Puerto Rico. “Rejoice and pray without ceasing, because this is the will of God.” 1 Thess 5:16. I was ready and listening to whatever the Spirit of God had to say to me in the midst of a glorious worship cruise. I stepped off the platform in total faith and zipped across canyons on St. Thomas Island. Diana and I kayaked off the shores of Grand Turk Island then back to the ship to endure the faithfulness of God as I was unable to partake of all the joy. I wisely chose not to skip over my emotions. The Psalmist wrote “my teeth dry up”. There are moments when we are all stilled and silenced before our Peace Maker. I was boldly quiet as the Lord attended to my soul.

Warch this incredible slice of Dr Omalu’s amazing life. Our heavenly Father has His ways, which are not ours, and boy am I glad. This post is to say thanks to Dr Omalu for all that he was required to sacrifice in order to speak his truth. I thank God for Dr Omalu and his dedication to being the very best at what he does! When offered a position in Washington DC, after prayer, and most likely consulting his beautiful bride, the doctor humbly chose to live in Lodi, California and work in Stockton. THANK YOU DR OMALU! A grand reunion of saints will celebrate the love and compassion of our God.

Remembering my son Jason Newell with fond memories. Good Grief