I hesitate to start another thread about that horrible injury Tua suffered, but please bear with me...
As our football board membership here ages, we have more and more posters with medical problems posting (including myself) and the personal experiences often offer the best insight.
Watching Tua take a big double hit and not get up had us all squirming in our seats. It was hard to watch, one can only imagine experiencing it. Not many people find themselves racked with excruciating pain with many thousands watching. The one aspect I found positive to cling to was the (in my opinion) heroic efforts of the brunette girl who was at the scene on the field. I don't know if she's a student nurse or a team trainer or what but whatever she is I would personally like to thank her for being so attentive to Tua when he most needed it.
What am I taking about?
The way she positioned her body as a pillow for Tua during the ride off the field got to me. I don't know if somebody told her to do that or if it was instinct, but I thought it was magnificent. When someone is enduring extreme pain, some physical contact with another human can be more comforting that you might can imagine if you've never been in that situation.
So I kind of think of her as an angel of mercy doing what she could to help. I thought I might not be the only fan that noticed it. It might be nice if she gets a little positive feedback, which is why I made this a separate stand alone post rather than adding a coment to a lengthy post that's already up.
As our football board membership here ages, we have more and more posters with medical problems posting (including myself) and the personal experiences often offer the best insight.
Watching Tua take a big double hit and not get up had us all squirming in our seats. It was hard to watch, one can only imagine experiencing it. Not many people find themselves racked with excruciating pain with many thousands watching. The one aspect I found positive to cling to was the (in my opinion) heroic efforts of the brunette girl who was at the scene on the field. I don't know if she's a student nurse or a team trainer or what but whatever she is I would personally like to thank her for being so attentive to Tua when he most needed it.
What am I taking about?
The way she positioned her body as a pillow for Tua during the ride off the field got to me. I don't know if somebody told her to do that or if it was instinct, but I thought it was magnificent. When someone is enduring extreme pain, some physical contact with another human can be more comforting that you might can imagine if you've never been in that situation.
So I kind of think of her as an angel of mercy doing what she could to help. I thought I might not be the only fan that noticed it. It might be nice if she gets a little positive feedback, which is why I made this a separate stand alone post rather than adding a coment to a lengthy post that's already up.
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