{"id":296,"date":"2010-03-16T09:06:06","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T15:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/?p=296"},"modified":"2010-03-16T09:06:06","modified_gmt":"2010-03-16T15:06:06","slug":"young-boxer-should-think-about-his-brain-long-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/young-boxer-should-think-about-his-brain-long-term.html","title":{"rendered":"Young Boxer Should Think About His Brain Long Term"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

A local paper in Louisiana Monday profiled a brave, but it seems, also foolish, young gentleman from Grand Bois. The headline on the story is \u201cBoxer Is Used To Overcoming The Odds.\u201d http:\/\/www.houmatoday.com\/article\/20100315\/ARTICLES\/100319615?Title=Boxer-is-used-to-overcoming-the-odds<\/a><\/p>\r\n

It should be called \u201cPressing Your Luck.\u201d The piece is about 21-year-old Roland \u201cJay Paul\u201d Molinere. He was hit by a jet ski at age 10, which fractured his skull. He was in a coma for three days.<\/p>\r\n

After that accident, Molinere underwent years of physical and speech therapy so he could learn to walk and talk again. He came out of that challenging situation OK. But then what sport did he take up, after he got a second chance at life?<\/p>\r\n

High school football, another venue to get your block knocked off. Molinere played cornerback for South Terrebonne High School. After high school, he returned to a sport he \u201chad loved\u201d since he was only six years old, which was boxing.<\/p>\r\n

Today, Molinere is the 2009 Louisiana Golden Gloves Division Champion, and he has other championships under his belt in his weight class, 152 pounds.<\/p>\r\n

We\u2019d be hard-pressed to think of any sport more likely to cause traumatic damage to your brain than boxing.<\/p>\r\n

Molinere said his goal now is to box for the United States in the Olympics. We suggest that he find a passion he can indulge in that won\u2019t put in brain at risk.<\/p>\r\n

We talk on this blog about the miracles and tragedies. \u00a0This case is a misguided approach to turn a miracle into another tragedy. \u00a0The single biggest risk factor for a bad result from a head injury is a prior head injury. \u00a0Any severe brain injury, one that involves coma, has left significant microscopic damage throughout the brain. \u00a0A blow to this young man that might only stun someone else, could cause a catastrophic result. \u00a0How did any doctor give him medical clearance to fight?<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A local paper in Louisiana Monday profiled a brave, but it seems, also foolish, young gentleman from Grand Bois. The headline on the story is \u201cBoxer Is Used To Overcoming The Odds.\u201d http:\/\/www.houmatoday.com\/article\/20100315\/ARTICLES\/100319615?Title=Boxer-is-used-to-overcoming-the-odds It should be called \u201cPressing Your Luck.\u201d The piece is about 21-year-old Roland \u201cJay Paul\u201d Molinere. 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