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Scared Straight

A young athlete’s concussion becomes a sobering reminder that head injuries demand caution, informed care, and patience before returning to play.

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Last July, I received a call from a friend who informed me he would be unable to stop over as promised because his son had just gotten his “bell rung” sliding into third base.

My friend and his wife appeared to do all the right things--they took him to the emergency room, followed up with the family doctor and heeded his advice to give it a week to “clear up.”

More than a week later, the boy went to his last baseball game of the season. Sometime during the warm-up, he felt a little woozy and fell to the ground.