George Diamond had weeks of concussion symptoms after a head knock at his boxing gym, but despite the concerns of family he returned to the ring.
As Vic Diamond drove away from Frankston Hospital in November 2018, he asked his concussed son if he shouldn’t give boxing a rest for a little while.
Symptoms from the blow persisted, and he went back to see his GP, Dr Pejman Hajbabaie, five days later to report he was still unwell. “He told me I was overprotective, and it was unnecessary,” the father said. “He made me feel really silly that I was asking.”Hospital notes say Reuben warned George against playing sport while in this condition, and the father and son left. During the car ride home, Diamond had raised giving boxing a rest.
“He said to me, ‘Dad, the gym owners had said I’m all good, they let me drive home, two GPs have said I’m all good, a doctor at the hospital has said to me I don’t even have to do a scan. We have to put trust in what they’re saying, because they’re professionals.’ ” But after sparring on February 18, George collapsed at the gym and was taken to hospital. Emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain was unsuccessful and he died on February 21.
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