Sadly, playing softball has come to an end for DD.

She had concussion number 3 last spring and dropped travel after the season ended. We thought HS ball with its much shorter season would be less risky. Unfortunately, she got concussion number 4 at a HS tournament 3 weeks ago tonight.

She lost several hours of memory on that day and she's still having symptoms and isn't back to school full-time yet. The neurology department at Children's says this is hanging on longer than a standard concussion and it's actually post-concussion syndrome. Her school wants to set up a 504 plan and honestly (with the amount of work she's missed and her inability to work on a computer, work with graph paper--her trig and engineering classes are both heavy into graphing--and just generally concentrate and handle the hubbub of school), I think it's a good idea to slot her in as disabled for now.

I can't see her playing any more. Even if she doesn't catch, and we'll never let her catch again, just letting her be on the field sounds too risky to me. I've seen plenty of position players get concussions.

I've really enjoyed being on DFP and talking to you all. I may stop in now and again, certainly not as often I'm sure, but I wish you and your daughters all the best...and NO concussions.

i hope she recovers soon! With the mysterious amount of injuries she is having, I can't help but believe there are bigger plans instore for her and the softball door needed to be shut to open up new opportunities.

Praying for your DD and the family as a unit. Hope she recovers fully and quickly.

Prayers sent for a full recovery!

Were these all collision related? That seems like a lot of concussions, even for a catcher. I hope she gets well soon!

BuckeyeGuy said:

Were these all collision related? That seems like a lot of concussions, even for a catcher. I hope she gets well soon!

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Nope, each and every one was a foul tip back to her helmet while she was catching. Not much you can do about foul tips. They happen too fast. She just had a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

She usually won the collisions at the plate. ;-) ...Although there was one of those last fall that messed up her knee (and ended her freshman HS season, lol). She had to scramble away to retrieve a wild pitch and she made it back to the plate in time to get the out, but not in time to get her feet set right. I saw it happen and it was tough to watch, but I'd take a knee injury any day over these darn brain injuries. :-(

Prayers for you and your DD. Hope recovery is quick & full.

Totally sucks for sure

Prayers for a full recovery for your DD.

God bless her and on to bigger and better things!