High school football star left fighting for his life in hospital after brutal hit to the head caused him to have a SEIZURE at the side of the field
A high school football player is fighting for his life in the hospital after a devastating blow to the head caused him to have a seizure on the side of the field.
Rochester High School’s Carter Mason was playing against Shenango on Friday night when he took a heavy blow to his helmet. He made it to the sideline but then collapsed and medics rushed to his aid.
According to one GoFundMe page founded in his name, Mason suffered a brain hemorrhage and was intubated in hospital in the hours immediately after the catastrophic incident.
A further update on Saturday afternoon revealed that the young footballer is now ‘breathing on his own’ and the intubation has been removed.
Mason has a younger brother and sister who are in the hospital with him, and his mother is “their only support,” according to the GoFundMe page.
Carter Mason is currently fighting for his life in hospital after suffering a seizure on Friday evening
The page also said: ‘The doctors have also stopped the anesthesia and he opens his eyes briefly. An MRI is scheduled.”
Speaking to KDKA-TV after the game, Carter’s grandmother, Dorothy Mason, told reporters, “Apparently he must have run into another player and he got hit on the left side of the head, and he collapsed.” They said it looked like seizures. and they got him an ambulance and took him to the children’s hospital. She [flew] take him to the children’s hospital.’
She also revealed that it is not the first concussion he has suffered during his young football career.
As of Sunday morning, more than $15,000 had been raised for Mason’s family – far more than the $2,000 goal set by fundraisers.
Mason’s injury is just another in a concerning wave of head injuries on the football field, from the professional level all the way up to high school.
Last week, legendary quarterback Brett Favre was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 54, after suffering multiple concussions throughout his two-decade career.
Favre has previously spoken out about his ‘thousands’ of head injuries on the football field – and he is far from the only ex-footballer in a similar situation.
There have been many concerns in recent weeks about Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who suffered the third concussion of his young career last month.
He is currently sidelined indefinitely and has been urged by many to retire.