The Trenum’s have received the answers that they felt from day one; Continue reading
Michelle Trenum
Mailbag: Response/Comment
I know we have talked about Michelle Trenum before, in fact she has been a very good sounding board for us here at TCB. When we posted the Mailbag yesterday she had a thoughtful response and very intuitive words for everyone to see. She even said it was OK to share with everyone. So here is the email in full;
I really think what you are doing is so important…I only wish more people knew the information before they needed it instead of reading about it afterwards.
In today’s posting there was a mention of seeing yellow. Austin and my other son would come home from football practice each day and tell me their “war stories” of particularly difficult or funny things that had happened at that day’s practices. I enjoyed hearing about the practical jokes; about who was got put in their place by the coach that day; and who made everyone laugh. They would also update me on particularly hard hits or injuries. One day Austin told me about being hit so hard by our 300 lb lineman that he passed out for a moment then woke up and everything looked yellow. He described it like he was looking through a jar of pee. The mom in me freaked out when he said he’d passed out and he said “it is no big deal, I’m fine, I probably just got the breath knocked out of me because REDACTED is so big and he was on top of me, I don’t think I was really passed out….mom, stop freaking out, I’m fine”. The possibility of a concussion was never on my radar. I did mention the story after Continue reading
Prince William County School District Setting Policy
After working with the Trenum’s since late last year I have taken a special interest in how Michelle and Gil have been doing. Although they will never be the same, what they have been doing in their area has been nothing short of remarkable. It feels good to me that parents like the Trenum’s have taken the initiative to help out, and are doing it in a manner that is professional and proactive. After we ran that story Michelle got back with me with some thoughts and more specific information/wording in the school districts policy.
Thank you so much for all your help on this. You really helped give Gil the information he needed to get the policy through. The administration will now be working on the regulations and details. Gil will stay on top of them to make sure all aspects are covered. It was interesting in all the information the board received, the athletic trainers were credited the most as being the go to on this subject. They were given ultimate authority over return to play which is good. Although none of what passed would have made a difference in Austin’s case, once the final medical pathology study is released, we feel that it will keep the momentum on this issue to make changes.
Michelle and Gil not only sought information from people like me, but much smarter individuals; MD’s, PhD’s and the ilk. With all that information she was willing to share the specific language the board is set to pass; Continue reading
