Guest guest Posted August 30, 2002 Report Share Posted August 30, 2002 Wow Gail - that's quite an interesting story. The poor kid . And he's only a freshman so he'll probably grow even more yet. Did his head look really large compared to the rest of his body? Or was he a big guy all around? I wouldn't doubt it if we begin hearing of plagio kids having trouble getting into sports helmets & such. It'll probably be a few years yet, but it wouldn't surprise me at all. Let's hope not though Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad MI > I just saw a story on Fox News about a high school freshman in Indiana who is not going to be able to play on his high school football team because his head is too big to fit into any of the helmets that they have. His head was nice and round, but could you imagine if he also had plagio? They said that if he is to play, he will have to have a very expensive custom made helmet, similar to the few used by NFL players with unusually large heads. Do you think we will start seeing more plagio kids in the news for stories like this? > > Gail, Sam and Sara's mom, DOC grads (thank goodness!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2002 Report Share Posted August 31, 2002 I think they said he was 6' 1", 270 pounds, and his head is 26" around. To me he just looked like a big guy, but I just caught a short glimpse of him because I was folding laundry and didn't look up in time. You're right, he's probably still growing. Yikes. Gail Re: football helmet story Wow Gail - that's quite an interesting story. The poor kid . And he's only a freshman so he'll probably grow even more yet. Did his head look really large compared to the rest of his body? Or was he a big guy all around?I wouldn't doubt it if we begin hearing of plagio kids having trouble getting into sports helmets & such. It'll probably be a few years yet, but it wouldn't surprise me at all. Let's hope not though :(Debbie Abby's mom DOCGradMI> I just saw a story on Fox News about a high school freshman in Indiana who is not going to be able to play on his high school football team because his head is too big to fit into any of the helmets that they have. His head was nice and round, but could you imagine if he also had plagio? They said that if he is to play, he will have to have a very expensive custom made helmet, similar to the few used by NFL players with unusually large heads. Do you think we will start seeing more plagio kids in the news for stories like this?> > Gail, Sam and Sara's mom, DOC grads (thank goodness!)For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2002 Report Share Posted August 31, 2002 I think we're already seeing it. A while back a mom emailed the other plagio board with this problem. Her toddler son who had uncorrected plagio could not wear a toddler bike helmet without having it rotate over one eye. I think she was able to correct it by adding foam in places where his head was flat, but I wouldn't doubt that the child (and MANY others) will spend a lifetime having to have specialized sports/protective equipment. Something to think about for those who have to pay the $3000 for a DOC Band out of pocket. If a baby's plagio is severe, will they be spending that much or more over a lifetime in specialized equipment? That was a similar calculation I made for my daughter when she got her first DOC band. If she has straight hair all her life, how many haircuts would she have to pay for to hide her flat spot and asymmetric ears? Certainly it would have been more then the $600 copay that I paid for her band! > I just saw a story on Fox News about a high school freshman in Indiana who is not going to be able to play on his high school football team because his head is too big to fit into any of the helmets that they have. His head was nice and round, but could you imagine if he also had plagio? They said that if he is to play, he will have to have a very expensive custom made helmet, similar to the few used by NFL players with unusually large heads. Do you think we will start seeing more plagio kids in the news for stories like this? > > Gail, Sam and Sara's mom, DOC grads (thank goodness!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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