Ruth Kaiser, a Gulliver Preparatory junior, is an avid team player. In the winter, you’d find her on her school’s basketball team. In the spring season, it’s softball. “I’ve been playing both sports since sixth grade and I love it,” she said from the last place she imagined she’d find herself as her junior year came to a close: the Baptist Hospital Concussion Clinic, a part of Baptist Health Neuroscience Center. In March while playing softball, she was struck in the head by another player’s helmet. Ruth, 17, was playing shortstop, not her usual second-base position. The opposing player was on second base, getting ready to steal third. She sprinted before the pitcher released the ball. Ruth...
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