Now that football season is here....I wanted to pass on this article I read at 9 News.
Jake's legacy; managing concussion
KUSA - Whether he was on a baseball diamond or on a football field, Jake Snakenberg gave all he could - and then some. His mom even remembers a day when a little league coach, disappointed by a loss, asked his team if anyone could say they gave 110% that day. Jake raised his hand, and everyone on the team agreed......
A medical helicopter took Jake to Swedish Medical Center where he later died. Second Impact Syndrome most likely killed Jake. Kelli compares it to Shaken Baby Syndrome, where the brain swells rapidly and catastrophically after a person suffers a second concussion before symptoms from an earlier one have subsided. ......
