The star of high school athletics, Dylan Wescott, was tragically left paralyzed during a meeting last month when he accidentally stumbled and fell the first in a padded brick wall during a warm -up.
Wescott, 18, suffered the serious injury on March 15 at the Westwood Sports Complex in Sterling, Illinois, during the preparation of the triple Jump event.
During his warm -up, Wescott landed in the sand after an attempt and stumbled in the wall, which was only a few meters from the pit in the inner place.
Wescott was briefly unconscious in relation to multiple before waking up and telling his mother that he remembers what happened.
“He’s like” mom, I broke my neck. I can’t move, “said Wescott’s aunt Kim Kilday said.” He immediately knew it was bad.
After being transported to a local hospital, he confirmed that he had broken a vertebra in his neck and two vertebrae pressing his spinal cord, according to a gofundme created by his family.
The star of the secondary track Dylan Wescott was tragically left paralyzed during a meeting last month
Wescott, 18, suffered the serious injury on March 15 at the Westwood Sports Complex in Illinois
The GoFundme collected more than $ 17,000 from its goal of $ 20,000 at the end of Friday evening.
Since the accident, Wescott has undergone several surgeries and has been in a rehabilitation center, where it has progressed. Friday, his family shared an update on Wescott’s state.
‘Thursday was our best day of absolute therapy here !! I cannot even explain how well he has done and the improvements today, “said Nicol Wescott on a page entitled” Dylan’s Journey “.
“Dylan started the day by playing Bocce Ball with his recreational therapist. This is the photo I published. She presents sports that can be played in a wheelchair and many are Olympic sports. He had fun kicking my buttocks! They also made it play the “sorry” board game using certain adaptations to launch the dice. He beat me again!
A long -term diagnosis for Dylan has not been made available.
