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...MacDonald, who has been playing with a team in Lugano, Switzerland since early October, made the decision after suffering a pair of injuries in recent weeks that intensified a head-injury problem which has plagued him since high school...
...Nothing is definite yet," said Joyce MacDonald, Lane's mother, in an interview last night from her home in Mequon, Wis. "He has just decided that he needs to step back and evaluate the situation and see if playing hockey is really worth the risk of something really serious happening...
...problem, which is characterized by migraine-like symptoms and blurry vision first occurred when MacDonald took a blow to the head while playing high school football for the University School in Milwaukee. It recurred several times during his Harvard career and forced him to miss two games last season...
...What seems like minor blows to the head, minor incidents, give Lane at lot of problems," said Lowell MacDonald Sr., Lane's father. "He has seen several doctors and they have never really been able to pinpoint the problem...
...weeks ago, while playing in a road game, MacDonald took a particularly rough check into the boards and was forced to sit out the rest of the contest. According to his mother, he had difficulty with his vision for several days afterward, but still returned to the lineup for the team's next two contests...