Red Oak High School - Hawk Yearbook (Red Oak, TX)

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. . ..'. :'3..,g'iz' tl ly, ft 1 cf' ' '-i li .gel . -x ' E w--Tis. , , ,igffg.y,gL. 59 J UR112 s uf at pirit Injuries this year reached a real peak. At one point in the year over 20 people were on crutches and about 5 percent were taped, strapped or braced. They learned to manuever carefully through the hazardous halls to reach classes. Ankles were fractured, knees were destroyed and legs were broken. Some students even suffered injuries bad enough to stay in a hospital for a few days. Lives changed drastically. Students couldn't walk for months. They pooled their resources to readjust to a new world. The following are a few accounts from people who suffered, but managed to readjust. Deanna Krupinski I fractured my ankle which resulted in chronic ligament and tendon damage. I was on crutches for a short while but then I had to wear a brace or have my ankle taped for the rest of the year. It was a big pain and a constant problem that I really got tired of. l also had a chronic sprain. The doctor said he would put an X-ray needle in my tendon and put steroids in there. I really became upset with the doctors because they couldn't pinpoint my problem. I might have surgery still, though, some day. Roy Rogers I was in football practice and we were on team offense. I was on scout defense. The offense ran the ball up the middle and right about the time I was about to make the tackle, Mark Westbrook, junior, spearcd me in the knee. I saw what was about to happen but I was frozen. BLIND LEADING THE BLIND Here Kathy Seattergood, journalism sponsor, helps Wayne Marinik, sopllmore, catch up on missed work. Students who missed days while injured were able to receive tutoring. It scared me that I couldn't move my leg and I thought it was broken. I went to Dr. John Tcnney and he confirmed I had a chipped knee cap and torn cartilage. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to play baseball again but I only had to miss our last three football games. Pat Kirby It seems like I am always injuring myself, especially in football. Just this season I broke two fingers and kind of chipped a vertebrae disk, I dislocated and fractured my two fingers at the JV Midlothian game. I was making a tackle against the ball carrier and in the process jammed my index and middle finger on the side of his helmet. I chipped my vertebrae here at the Northwest game when I got speared. It was a painful experience that was more time conssning than anything. It was real troublesome to rap my fingers before every practice. My injuries still get in the way of a normal life and it still hurts to do certain exercises. Joseph Parr I really bit the dust on my motorcycle accident. It wasn't the most serious injury I had ever had but it came close. I did it trying to go around a corner too fast on my motorcycle. I really slipped up on my steering and crashed. I laid there for a moment not quite sure what had happened. I was down at my grandparents in East Texas. I had to wait for about 30 minutes at my cousin's house until I was rushed to the local hospital. At this point, I felt really embarrassed. I was there for two hours and they gave me pain killers for the two hour drive back to Dallas. Here, I was treated for my unusual leg break. I didn't really worry about the accident because I felt l could face up to it. I can't wait to ride my motorcyle again! Wayne Marinik I don't remember much about the play except that I was blocking for the runner and I started getting tackled. A guy weighing 250 pounds from Corsicana really did me in. I tried to get up and walk when my entire left leg went numb. I knew something was wrong. l was rushed to Midway Park Hospital where I sat for an hour and a half without pain killers. While I was waiting, I started hallucinating and thought I saw Mark James, a fellow sophomore classmate! The doctor finally got to me and they rushed me in for an Artieogram to check the artery or I could lose my leg. It was all right, but I had dislocated my knee over six inches, damaged three of my four ligaments, destroyed my cartilage and broken some bone. I went through surgery and was on crutches for three months. Before, I was in a wheelchair for two weeks. I never realized how difficult it was for people on crutches and in wheelchairs to get around. I feel a new respect for people who spend long periods in wheelchairs or on crutches. 1 il Jet