{"id":2382977,"date":"2024-12-23T09:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T14:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-speak-out-after-daughter-suffers-life-altering-injury-playing-volleyball-against-transgender-opponent\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T09:24:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T14:24:36","slug":"parents-speak-out-after-daughter-suffers-life-altering-injury-playing-volleyball-against-transgender-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-speak-out-after-daughter-suffers-life-altering-injury-playing-volleyball-against-transgender-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents Speak Out After Daughter Suffers Life-Altering Injury Playing Volleyball Against Transgender Opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparents-speak-out-after-daughter-suffers-life-altering-injury-playing-volleyball-against-transgender-opponent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200btext discusses the \u200ctragic experience of\u2063 Payton McNabb,\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-shouldnt-accept-third-place-in-a-race-they-won\/\" title=\"Women Shouldn\u2019t Accept Third Place In A Race They Won\">high school athlete<\/a> whose \u2063dreams of playing sports at\u2064 the\u2064 collegiate level were \u200bshattered after a volleyball match were she was injured by a spike \u2062from a transgender player. This incident resulted in severe injuries, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gary-sinise-launches-new-initiative-with-home-depot-founders\/\" title=\"WATCH: Gary Sinise Launches New Initiative With Home Depot Founders\">traumatic brain injury<\/a> leading<\/a>\u200c to partial paralysis and significant cognitive difficulties. Payton&#8217;s mother,\u2062 Pamela McNabb,\u200b shares her \u200ddaughter&#8217;s \u200cjourney from being a star athlete to struggling with basic\u200d tasks due\u200d to her injuries. \u200cDespite efforts \u2062to reenter sports, Payton&#8217;s challenges remain, including ongoing pain and limitations in physical\u80fd\u529b. Pamela McNabb \u200burges other parents\u2062 to \u2064be cautious about the risks\u2062 associated with transgender athletes competing in women&#8217;s sports, highlighting that policies permitting\u200d this can endanger young women&#8217;s safety. She calls for increased awareness\u2063 and action from both parents and lawmakers to protect female athletes from similar injuries.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Payton McNabb had dreams of playing sports at the collegiate level, but one volleyball match against a male claiming to be female ended that dream forever and left her with lifelong injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Her mother, Pamela McNabb, wrote an opinion piece for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/daughter-severely-injured-boy-playing-girls-high-school-volleyball-your-child-safe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> about the fateful day her daughter&rsquo;s high school volleyball team faced a rival team with a transgender player.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gJ4YXx7jb2g?si=PSPq-AGufPel4sSM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;My daughter, Payton, was struck in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/high-school-athlete-reveals-trans-players-aggressive-move-life-forever-changed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">head and neck<\/a> by a spike from a transgender-identifying male on the opposing team, causing her to lose consciousness and lay in a fencing position on the gym floor,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Now, she has partial paralysis and other complications; her life will never be the same.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We later found out she had suffered a traumatic brain injury, leaving her partially paralyzed on the right side of her body and unable to speak or see clearly,&rdquo; Pamela McNabb wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Payton&rsquo;s mother wrote in heartbreaking detail about the injury and its effects.<\/p>\n<p>The 17-year-old went from being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/girl-paralyzed-volleyball-match-trans-player-goes-woke-olympics-endangering-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">star athlete<\/a> who wanted to play softball in college to suffering through basic mental and physical tasks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Seemingly overnight, Payton began to struggle with everything. She suffered from debilitating head and neck pain, couldn&rsquo;t drive, and had to be assisted in school as she worked to relearn basic cognitive processes,&rdquo; her mother wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When she would have moments of clarity, the fear in her eyes of what was happening to her mind and body was too much,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;She had gone from excelling at everything she ever did to struggling to brush her own hair.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All of her hopes and dreams, all of her hard work in the classroom and on sports teams, all of the sacrifices she made to chase her dream of playing softball past high school &mdash; all of it was gone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Payton sunk into a deep depression after the injury. When doctors advised her to try reentering softball and other sports, she was somewhat able to do that, but the partial paralysis on her right side makes it incredibly difficult and painful. She will never play at the same level.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She fell a lot, played with tremendous amounts of physical pain, and she was visibly confused at times. There were a lot of tears and frustration, but she was determined to not have anything else taken from her,&rdquo; her mother explained. &ldquo;Her injury ended any chance of being able to play [softball] at the collegiate level, but Payton wasn&rsquo;t willing to give it up entirely. &hellip; Her leg would tremble while she sat behind the plate as the team&rsquo;s catcher, and I would sit behind her, watching as tears streamed down her face from the pain. She couldn&rsquo;t steal bases anymore because her bad leg would fold up under her, and she could only slide with her gloves in her hands, so she had something to focus on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pamela McNabb added, &ldquo;She will have lifelong complications from this avoidable injury,&rdquo; and pleaded with other parents to avoid subjecting their daughters to the dangers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/megan-rapinoe-demands-trans-athletes-allowed-compete-women-remember-team-faced-teenage-boys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">playing sports against males<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We knew the biological male player would be competing against Payton&rsquo;s team and, like most parents, disagreed with school officials&rsquo; decision to let him compete against young women,&rdquo; she wrote. &ldquo;But what we didn&rsquo;t understand at the time was just how great of a risk the male&rsquo;s presence on that court posed to our daughter&rsquo;s safety.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do not let my family&rsquo;s experience become your own,&rdquo; she warned. &ldquo;Pull your child from the game.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That is certainly sound advice from a parent who can now recount firsthand the dangers of men <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/merry-christmas-female-athletes-biden-admin-withdraws-title-ix-changes-unmistakable-admission-defeat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">playing in women&rsquo;s sports<\/a>. Other parents should indeed take note.<\/p>\n<p>But so should lawmakers across our country.<\/p>\n<p>As Pamela McNabb lamented, there are still 24 states where males can legally compete against females in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-us-play-thousands-rally-at-michigan-state-capitol-over-high-school-winter-sports-ban\/\" title=\"\u2018Let Us Play\u2019: Thousands Rally At Michigan State Capitol Over High School Winter Sports Ban\">high school athletics<\/a>, and countless other young women could be subjected to terrible injuries.<\/p>\n<p>It is unconscionable that such insanity is still allowed. Payton McNabb is the proof.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These policies endanger our girls&rsquo; safety and well-being,&rdquo; her mother observed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If these states refuse to step up and protect young women from experiencing the harms Payton has suffered, parents must step up in their place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Her mother, Pamela McNabb, shared her story in an opinion piece for Fox News, recounting the day Payton&#8217;s team faced a rival with a transgender athlete. &#8220;My daughter was hit in the head and neck by a spike from this player, causing her to lose consciousness,&#8221; she wrote. As a result of the incident, Payton now suffers from partial paralysis and other complications that have drastically changed her life.<\/p>\n<p>Pamela detailed how Payton went from being an accomplished athlete with hopes of playing softball in college to struggling with everyday tasks due to debilitating pain and cognitive challenges. &#8220;She went from excelling at everything to having difficulty brushing her hair,&#8221; Pamela lamented. The injury led Payton into deep depression; although she attempted to return to sports, the partial paralysis made it extremely painful and difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Pamela urged other parents not to let their daughters face similar risks by competing against males in sports. She expressed concern over policies allowing biological males to compete against females in high school athletics across 24 states, emphasizing that these regulations jeopardize young women&#8217;s safety and well-being<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2382978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Volleyball-Injury.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5007,42544,20156],"class_list":["post-2382977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-parents","tag-transgender-issues","tag-volleyball"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Volleyball-Injury.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382977"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382981,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382977\/revisions\/2382981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}