My nephew Matt has been all over channel 7 and on the radio lately. He's the community outreach person for the St. Luke's Concussion Clinic. My family turned out on Saturday night to support him in a community event at the Egyptian Theater. I really wanted to see Matt in action. He's an impressive young man, but I was worried about spending 3 hours listening to stuff about concussions. As it ended up, we were there 4 1/2 hours there, and it was amazing.
The theater was almost full, more than 600 people. They showed a documentary Head Games, which was stunning. Everyone with kids that play sports needs to see it, also every coach, PE teacher, and young athlete. After an intermission, Dee Sarton moderated a panel discussion with questions from the audience. The panel consisted of Matt, an NFL player, 2 doctors, the legislator sponsored the concussion legislation last year, and the head trainers from BSU and Boise High. They were all informative, funny, and sharp. It was fascinating. It was so good to be there as a family. We all learned a lot, and Matt was amazing.
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