Soccer Tournament

We actually made it through a soccer weekend without Lauren getting any concussions. Yay! All summer long she's been seeing two different doctors for that 2nd concussion she got at the end of May. One doc specialized in concussions and the other doc had her take computerized concussion screens. It was amazing how low her scores were after taking the first test (about 3 1/2 weeks after getting her concussion.) She took the test again about about 3 weeks later and her scores had improved enough to eventually be cleared to play again. She did get a warning from the one doc that if she gets anymore concussions her symptoms will be worse and it will take longer for her to recover. I think everything the doctor said went in one ear and out the other because as soon as we left that last appointment Lauren was super excited that she could play soccer again. So needless to say I was super nervous about this weekend.

It was a local 2-day tournament that she played in, 2 games each day. Unfortunately her team didn't do very well, only winning 1 of the games. Here she is after heading a ball. Can you believe she did that? Actually the doctor told her that if done correctly, heading a ball will not give you a concussion. This particular one bounced on the ground first before she headed it.

Here's another picture of her. She played forward the whole time.

A couple of more weeks yet before the season starts so she has a little bit of a break. Plus a couple of weeks where I don't have to worry!