The Ohio State wrestler suffered 'severe nerve damage to his spine' in an apparent carjacking, according to an online fundraiser launched by his family.
to reconstruct his colon, then another procedure to remove the bullet from near his spine. He spent three days in intensive care and has since been treated at an acute care unit.
When he is eventually released, the fundraiser says, he will need physical therapy to walk again, which he cannot do without assistance. “While the doctors are hopeful that he will make a full recovery, Sammy has a long, difficult road ahead of him,” the family says in the GoFundMe drive. On Saturday night, Sasso posted on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, two pictures of him with his Ohio State coaches.
“I am very lucky to have been blessed with a set of coaches that have had my back through anything,” he wrote. “This situation has been no different, whether it is on the mat or off the matt. These coaches are going to ride with me.”In his first social media post days after the shooting, Sasso said
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