Much as most of the sports world would like the word “concussion” to just disappear, that appears very, very unlikely. Concussions are virtually guaranteed be the biggest story in sports in the coming years.
We are going to be hearing more and more about the extraordinarily bad effects of concussions, including–though nothing has been scientifically proven as yet–suicides by some former athletes.
There are a lot of moving parts in the world of sports–the athletes, the owners, the spectators, the medical profession. There is also a boat load of money involved, leaving everyone with their own particular take on the problem and what to do about it.
For an athlete’s perspective, RCI invited Katie Weatherston to share some of her thoughts.
Weatherston won a gold medal the women’s hockey team at the 2006 Turin Olympics. Two years later, her career was over–the result of a series of concussions.
She is now a realtor in the Ottawa area and has her own hockey school. But the lingering effects remain–both psychologically and physically.
Terry Haig spoke with her by phone from her home in Ottawa.
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