After five major concussions, NFL tight-end Ben Utecht of the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals is losing his memories. This is his powerful and emotional like letter to his wife and daughters-whom he someday might not recognize-and an uplifting message for all those to live every moment fully.

Ben Utecht has accumulated a vast treasure of recollections: tossing a soccer in the yard with his dad, meeting his wife, with whom he’d build a loving partnership and bring four beautiful daughters about Keeping track of the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Like Letter to MY CHILDREN in to the world, writing and performing music, getting touchdown passes from quarterback Peyton Manning, and using a Super Dish Tournament watched by ninety-three million people.

But the game he has built his living on, the game he fell in love with as a child, is taking its toll in a devastating way. After at least five main concussions-and an untold quantity of micro-concussions-Ben experienced multiple mild traumatic brain injuries that have erased important memories. Knowing that his wife and daughters could someday become beyond his reach and desperate for them to understand just how much he enjoys them, he documented his memories for them to hold on to after his essential self is gone.

Counting the Days While My Brain Slips Away chronicles his remarkable trip from his start tossing a football backwards and forwards with his father to talking about the long-term ramifications of concussions before Congress, and exactly how his faith keeps him strong and grounded as he looks toward an uncertain future. Ben recounts the encounters that have shaped his lifestyle and imparts the lessons he’s learned along the way. Psychologically powerful, inspiring, and uplifting, Ben’s story will captivate and encourage you to help make the most of every day and treasure all of your memories.