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All of my devoted readers (Hi Mom!) know that my son had had his share of concussions playing sports. In the Fall of 2007, he landed on his head in a soccer game. Spring of '08 there was the baseball that hit him in the head/eye .. and the last Fall - he was hit in the side head with a line-drive soccer ball. Concussion #3 within 12 months was almost the last piece of straw on the camel's back. With each successive concussion, the injury was worse - even though the inciting events may actually have been similar in severity.While the parents' decisions on matters like this are of course always public - in this case - they also reflect my medical decision-making skills (or lack thereof!) as many of the parents and kids on the community have known me as their family physician. So while I would need to make the right decision for Sam - I also need to make sure that other parents understand the rationale for the decisions - and perhaps help use these events to bring about a change.After a full recovery - we agreed to allow him to return to playing soccer with one caveat: he is required to wear a soccer helmet. he will always wear the headgear when he plays soccer. If he forgets it for a practice or game - he doesn't play. when he goes to college he will wear it. If he ends up being a pro soccer player - the headgear will be there.

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