ATLANTA - A metro Atlanta native critically injured during a college football game has reached another milestone in his recovery.
Christion Abercrombie, 20, suffered a head injury on a routine play in a game against Vanderbilt in September. He then collapsed on the sideline.
The Westlake High graduate was then rushed into emergency surgery at a nearby hospital.
“Last Tuesday, he got his first meal by mouth, and it was solid. And he enjoyed it. I want to say he almost inhaled it,” Staci said during the radio interview.
She said the next day, he began eating on his own.
“He’s excited about the food,” his mother said. “He hasn’t eaten a solid meal by mouth since Sept. 29, the night before the injury.”
Staci said despite the challenges that are ahead for her son, he’s taking everything in stride. She said through everything; her son has kept his sense of humor.
“He’s works very hard in therapy each day. One day last week, he worked really hard and at the end of his walk he was sweating, and he said it was like football practice,” Staci said.
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