Their 12-Year-Old Got a Concussion Playing Football. A Year Later He Took His Life

On Tuesday, however, he felt sick at practice, and his mom and dad took him to the pediatrician. There, he was diagnosed with a concussion, which is technically known as a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Doctors ordered him to lay off the football for an entire week. On Saturday, he watched his team play from the sidelines, but afterwards, he could not remember attending or watching the game at all. Concerned, the Ransoms took their son to a concussion specialist.

Testing showed that James had lost some short-term visual geometric memory. As an example, Bleacher Report says, “he was shown rectangles and squares, which were then taken away. A few seconds later, he was asked to draw what he just saw. He couldn’t remember the shapes.”

A concussion brings out frightening changes

Other negative effects of the concussion/TBI were soon apparent. He struggled with his balance and vision, specifically his two eyes not working together. Trying to do his homework gave him nausea as his eyes refused to track. More tests showed he lost 25% of his visual spectrum, and he had to wear corrective glasses.


Jenny Rapson
Jenny Rapson
Jenny is a follower of Christ, a wife and mom of three from Ohio and a freelance writer and editor.

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