“After suffering three concussions in a three-year span, former soccer star Britt Payton hasn’t been able to return to Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard West High since his freshman year. He hopes to return in the fall. As a senior.

Payton’s harrowing battle against a rare post-concussion syndrome that has lasted years is chronicled wonderfully by John Keilman of the Chicago Tribune.

It began in February 2011, when Payton took a kick to the face while attempting to preserve a shutout as a 15-year-old goalkeeper for his club soccer team, according to the Tribune. He suffered another concussion a few months earlier and a third at age 12.” – read more

-source: Yahoo Sports