Winter Break Narrative

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It was the last night of winter break and I had a indoor baseball practice on the snowy night. The practice was going well as we were taking ground balls and working hitting on our swings. I was hitting in the cage and next you know, “Crack”, blood was rushing down the back of my head. Off balance, barely being able to see straight, everything was a blur. The person in the cage behind me let go of the bat and hit me in the back of the head. My coach bolted over, “Is everything ok”, he asked. I was in so much shock I couldn’t even process the question. My teammates explained to him what happened and he called my parents immediately. My coach had done some basic concussion tests on me while waiting for my parents to come take me to the hospital.

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