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Her life has completely changed as a result of the head injuries sustained playing sport and now\u00a0 she wants to raise awareness of the \u2018invisible disease\u2019 she lives with.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Lydia wants sport to be safer for everyone \u2013 she aims to help create strict protocols for all levels, age groups and genders and see some of the decisions taken out of the players hands. &#8216;There is no room for grey area in concussion, it needs to be black and white.&#8217;<\/div>\n<div>Lydia wants to drive change in awareness and education and desires to help players of all ages, genders and levels feel empowered to speak up (without judgement or punishment) and say \u2018I\u2019m not ok\u2019 if they feel as if they have a concussion. 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