Concussions are nothing to take lightly. I suffered a mild concussion in August 2009 after I fell roller blading (and yes, I was wearing a helmet). Nothing like this has happened to me before and I would not wish it on my worst enemy. My speech and memory was affected for MONTHS afterward. I did not notice significant recovery until I returned to take college courses during Spring 2010 and was forced to concentrate. As of the writing of this blog, I still space out from time to time...which I do not think is normal. Well, it is not normal for me to space out as much.
http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/northern-league/article_12c7c75b-bb8e-5c5b-8bec-fef2f823f7f3.html?mode=story
RailCats using their noggins about closed-head injuries
By Hillary Smith hillary.smith@nwi.com Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 10:00 pm
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"After the first one, not only are you more susceptible, but they start to compound," said Townsend on Tuesday, in the clubhouse for the first time since he left Saturday's game against Lake County with nausea and dizziness.
"The more you get, the worse it gets, and that holds true. I didn't feel like I had hit my head that hard this last time. But the symptoms came back."
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I did not feel I hit my head hard either. As a matter of fact, I did not think I hit my head at all until I later looked at the back of my helmet and noticed a grass stain. Maybe I did bump my head, I thought.
No nausea and no dizziness for me. I was fortunate. Tanner Townsend is a very good minor/independent league player (Gary Southshore Railcats), but if he has had multiple concussions (and he knows what I know) then it is probably time to hang-up the spikes. Permanent damage is too likely.
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