Rice RB Sam Stewart released from hospital yesterday

[MeanGreenTexan]

http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article/Rice-s-Sam-Stewart-released-from-hospital-in-12384551.php

Stewart lying motionless on the ground for about 20 minutes was very difficult to watch.  Glad to hear it wasn't any kind of paralysis.

[SteaminWillieBeamin]

I broke my neck as a teenager.  When I came to from being knocked out, the medical peoples around me at the site were telling me not the move at all. Literally, not even wiggle my damn toes. I was so afraid that I didn't move at all. Not at inch. I thought I could, but didn't even try. I didn't want to test it and end up doing something that really did make it worse.

Watching that 20 minutes of streaming -- why the hell where they streaming??!? -- was just insane for me. PTSD of my injury.

It was obvious he was responding to their talking, so I imagine they were telling him to be completely still and to listen to everything they are saying and it will be ok. I bet he was a good trooper and just did as they said because that is scary as it gets. I kept projecting that onto the situation and telling myself that I *can* actually still enjoy football... that he is just laying there as a precaution, but ultimately would be fine.

I am very happy he was released and ostensibly good to go.

FWIW - I had my neck fused and have no meaningful remnants of my injury. Thanks Doctors! 

Edited November 28, 2017 by SteaminWillieBeamin