Scary Time on the field this weekend

I sure hope the kid playing SS is o.k.. A broken collarbone is no fun but the seizure has to be a huge issue.

From a BB perspective, why was the kid backing up to take a throw behind the bag? In that situation you need to pick whatever you get if there is still a play on the runner, or come off the bag and smother the ball to prevent other runners advancing if you have no shot at the runner.

Yea,
That was my sons thinking. That was why he went to the backside of the base. He thought the SS would come in front and try to pick it or smother it. That's what he would have done.

I have been told by a friend who has seizures that a few moments before a seizure takes over that you do not always think clearly or have total control. She said alot of people can feel then coming on but by the time they know its coming they can't communicate it anymore. If it was his first seizure he may have just blanked out mentally just before.

Does it make sense to even question the decision-making of a kid who's undergoing a major neurological event? I think the SS deserves a pass, and I certainly hope everything is OK. I hope Doughnutkid's backside is OK too.

I didn't know that Lefty. thanks for the info. It was a strange play. The kid just kinda stepped on my son and his momentum twisted him and then he fell down like a sack of potatoes with his arm in a weird position and shaking. It was the first time I had sprinted in a few years getting to the grand stand to get help. My son stayed on base and watched most of it until the coaches recovered and told him to get to the dugout. The other team wouldn't high five him after the game and were saying stuff to him in Spanish. He felt horrible. He still feels horrible.

Update on the SS. Separated shoulder and they are not sure what caused the seizure. He doesn't have a history of Epilepsy. They think it may have been pain induced by the separation or it happened before the fall and the seizure caused him to fall like he did. Nobody knows. My son is having a hard time right now. 14 year olds tend to see the world through a self centered world view and he thinks it was his fault. The guilt is stressing him out at school and the counselor just gave me a call. We shall see.

Doughnutman,

I hope your son is able to work though this. Injuries happen a s adults we understand that. Nothing your son did caused the accident.I will be praying for him.

Best to your son Doughnutman! Please inform your son again that this could not have been his fault. It is possible for a seizure to occur as a result of a head injury. So if the SS hit his head when he fell to the ground, there could be a slim possibility that the fall caused it.

These things are called accidents for a reason...they are unintentional, like the collision that occurred at 2B. As someone stated earlier, most patients can feel a seizure coming on whether it be due to a headache, blurred vision, or a change in normal functioning. No, I'm not a doctor, but I've worked in emergency services for over 18 years and I have learned a lot about seizures with first hand experience. Seizures are a lot more common than the general public might think. As a matter of fact, we ran three seizure calls in one 24 hour shift yesterday.

I'm concerned, as you are, about how your son is taking this! For someone who has never witnessed a seizing person, it can be a bit overwhelming, but I hope you can ensure your son that he is not at fault here.

How old is your son? All he did was slide into second away from the fielder, then he got spiked. Why would he think he did anything at all to be blamed for?

I witnessed a seizure just a week or two ago. The man was (apparently) unconscious and still for about a minute or so before he started shaking and what not.