Personal Experiences
Hi, my name is Charles Ong and I'm from Farrington High School. I first started playing football at the start of Freshman year and it truly showed to be one of the sports that I am most fitted for. I really enjoy playing football, it has become a deep passion to me and really gives me something fun to do when there are days where I have nothing to do at all. I attended high school in Las Vegas at Las Vegas High School, home of the Wildcats. I started for my team as I played Linebacker and Strong Safety for my high school football team. Making the team on this elite school was really a blessing. Never ever had I thought I could't do something that involved my fortes in football. I soon got recruited in to a high school in Las Vegas known for winning consecutive championships. The school name? The Home of The Gaels, Bishop Gorman Catholic High School.
I suffered from three concussions throughout my whole football career, each of these being very close to each other in correlation to date. Concussions were not a pleasent thing I can assure you. The symptoms that I had to experience from a post concussion syndrome was one of the worst pains that I had to deal with. I was in denial when I was diagnosed with a concussion. I always tried to hide my symptoms just so that I could play. During the healing process of my second concussion, I played my fourth game of the season against our rival school, my old school, Las Vegas High School. They had a very big running back, someone known for his hard contact. During the second quarter of the game, they handed the ball off to him, everyone was blocked except for me. I had to make this tackle, but before that, I knew I wanted to get lower than him. Right before the tackle, my cleat stuck in to the grass, cutting off my balance and I ended up flying 5 feet away from where I was and soon as you know it, I woke up on the sidelines wanting Ice Cream.
I really wanted to show that I could play with an injury, but this time, it wasn't worth it. Nowadays, I have frequent headaches and still tend to get nausea every now and then. This really cut it for me. My team really needed me and I could't believe that one game costed me the whole season. Everyday I sit back and wonder why I let my ego get in the way. Concussions hurt, they affect my life as well as everyone's around me as well. Prevent concussions and spread the awareness.
I suffered from three concussions throughout my whole football career, each of these being very close to each other in correlation to date. Concussions were not a pleasent thing I can assure you. The symptoms that I had to experience from a post concussion syndrome was one of the worst pains that I had to deal with. I was in denial when I was diagnosed with a concussion. I always tried to hide my symptoms just so that I could play. During the healing process of my second concussion, I played my fourth game of the season against our rival school, my old school, Las Vegas High School. They had a very big running back, someone known for his hard contact. During the second quarter of the game, they handed the ball off to him, everyone was blocked except for me. I had to make this tackle, but before that, I knew I wanted to get lower than him. Right before the tackle, my cleat stuck in to the grass, cutting off my balance and I ended up flying 5 feet away from where I was and soon as you know it, I woke up on the sidelines wanting Ice Cream.
I really wanted to show that I could play with an injury, but this time, it wasn't worth it. Nowadays, I have frequent headaches and still tend to get nausea every now and then. This really cut it for me. My team really needed me and I could't believe that one game costed me the whole season. Everyday I sit back and wonder why I let my ego get in the way. Concussions hurt, they affect my life as well as everyone's around me as well. Prevent concussions and spread the awareness.
