Hello all!

I am very thankful for finding this resource. Realizing that others are experiencing some of the same things we are is very comforting.

My son is 15 years old and suffered a concussion in football practice on August 31st 2015. He is a freshman and had never played football before. As he is a pretty big / strong kid, they had him participating in drills with more experienced upper classmen. After one particularly hard hit, his head whipped back and he fell to the ground. He was able to get up and return to practice, but by the time he arrived home an hour or so later, he was dizzy and vomiting.

After seeing a concussion specialist, he missed the first 4 weeks of school and was given academic accommodations, which few teachers actually followed. Upon returning to school, he was expected to perform just as any other student would. Finally, the school psychologist got involved and started to enforce the accommodations with the teachers. My son was also allowed to study in "the Lab" which is a small room monitored by the school psychologist where students can study and take tests in a less stressful environment.

Now, 4 months later, he is doing much better, but is still having symptoms. He missed the entire football season and is hoping to be able to play baseball, his primary sport. We have been seeing a rehab trainer reccomended by is doctor, but he is only able to exert himself for 9-10 minutes before having symptoms.

He has been working hard to get himself back on track in school and just spent his entire Christmas break completing make-up work. He has lifted most of his grades up to A's and B's, but it is a REAL struggle. We are looking forward to the new semester where he will only have to worry about the current work, not the current work and the make-up work.

One of the most difficult things about this is the lack of a clear and delineated recovery protocol. There doesn't seem to be much, if anything that one can really point to and say "do this, and it will help" I am open to any and all suggestions. Not looking for a "magic bullet" just hoping to benefit from the collective wisdom of the group.

This is very frustrating for him and me. It is hard to stand by and watch your beloved child suffer so much. It is easy to be sucked into a negative thought pattern and wonder if he'll ever be better. I just have to keep reminding myself that he WILL recover, in God's time, not mine...