When David Mills got a call in May of 2017 that his 15-year-old son had been gravely injured on a soccer field, he struggled to grasp what could have gone so seriously wrong, unaware at that time of the dangers of unanchored nets.
“As I got closer to the hospital, I began to pray out loud, it was pretty basic and primal: ‘Please God, please God, please, please, please, please, please God, please God, please, please, please,’” he recounted Thursday to an Ontario legislative committee.
“I was hoping that whatever happened would not leave him brain damaged. We could adjust if he was paralyzed. Life would be dramatically different, but as long as he isn’t in a coma, or suffering serious brain injuries, we’ll get through this. Not once did I consider anything beyond that.”…