by Ginger B.
York High’s Khalil Duncan Jr. received a head injury his first week of high school. He had had three previous concussions, however, he had never told anyone, not even his parents. Being a true athlete, he wanted to continue to play, therefore, he didn’t did not tell his parents about his previous concussions.
York High’s Khalil Duncan Jr. received a head injury his first week of high school. He had had three previous concussions, however, he had never told anyone, not even his parents. Being a true athlete, he wanted to continue to play, therefore, he didn’t did not tell his parents about his previous concussions.
Khalil received his fourth concussion(brain injury) at
soccer practice in September. His symptoms
progressively worsened. He was confused, had balance issues, headaches, and dizziness
along with other problems. Although
Khalil had to persevere through the head injury and the problems along with
memory loss that come along with a lot
of brain injury patients, he has made leaps and bounds with his brain
injury. He has graduated from York High
School and has been accepted into North Carolina State University!
Dr. Aisha Joyce explained most second impact hits to the
brain 50% of the time result in death and there is nearly a 100 percent chance
the second impact could result in permanent disability.
We can take away a positive attitude from Khalil’s
situation. With a positive outlook, hard work and taking care of yourself
properly after a brain injury, it is possible to have a very good outlook!
If you would like to know all of the details about this
situation you can reference the Daily Press on June 13, 2014, written by Ali
Rockett (alrockett@dailypress.com).
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