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Hospital Visit
Monday, May 20, 2013 Chris Barnes
While on a hiatus from playing sports due to a concussion, Chan has been busy as a spectator for her own team and friends on other teams.   She recently attended a middle school track meet with me to watch a good friend compete in several events.   As her friend’s third event was coming to a close, she commented that he appeared to be a little “out of it.”  I initially wrote off her observation as the runner’s disappointment for less than perfect results.  Her runner friend has always been a fierce competitor and did not often deal well with defeat.  As we began to interact with the young man, I realized that Chan was correct, something was wrong with the young man.   Within a few moments it became obvious that he was in distress. Having suffered in the past from asthma, his mother initially thought his trouble was related to

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