Jake Chaput to celebrate recovery after concussion puts life on hold for a year – GuelphToday
Chaput to run the Conquered My Concussion Marathon to raise funds for Indspire on July 25
Jake Chaput is going to go on a bit of a run July 25 to celebrate that he’s nearly fully recovered from a concussion he suffered about a year ago.
The 22-year-old Guelph native is also going to do the run to prove to himself that he’s recovered and also to raise some funds for a favourite charity.
The concussion suffered during a summer workout session July 22 of last year robbed the University of Guelph Gryphons varsity basketball player of what should have been his fourth and final season with his hometown university squad.
“I got elbowed in my forehead in practice and my head whipped around and I caught myself so I didn’t hit the ground twice,” he recalled. “I was a little dazed when it happened, but nothing too bad. My vision was a little bit blurry as well, so that should have been a bit more of a sign. I called my dad and he came and picked me up.”
