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Eight games into my freshman year at Curry College in Milton Massachusetts I suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury while competing for the college s Men s Varsity Soccer team Prior to the injury I started the first eight games and was having a particularly good season for a freshman I was nominated and heavily favored to win Newcomer of the Year and Most Valuable Player up Unfortunately twenty minutes into the first half of the eighth game versus Wentworth Institute of Technology I was knocked unconscious as I was trying to clear the ball out of our defensive end As I went up to clear the ball out of our goalkeeper's area with my head I took an elbow to the temple which caused me to lose consciousness and fall face first onto the playing surface which was made of artificial turf The fall caused significant damage to the left half of my face and left me temporarily unable to speak I was immediately carted off the field and taken for evaluation The injury cut my freshmen season short and I missed the last four games of the season ultimately losing both awards that I was initially nominated for due to my extended absence on the playing field Not only did the injury cost me half of my first collegiate season it also left me with several challenging medical issues to overcome My medical injuries included severe migraines vision problems short term memory loss and a significant speech impediment which included stuttering
