A North Carolina teen is well into an aggressive physical therapy program to recover from an amputation early last month, according to The Associated Press.
Jacob Rainey was a quarterback for his high school football team under the eye of college recruiters when a knee injury during a September 3 scrimmage was so serious he later had part of his leg amputated. The main artery in his leg was ruptured, which required the vascular surgery one week after the tackle his school said was clean.
“The Rainey family is overwhelmed by the outpouring of interest and support they have received since Jacob was injured,” according to a statement issued on behalf of the athlete’s family later in September, The Associated Press reports. “They are currently focusing all of their time and attention on his recovery.”
This past Monday Woodberry Forest School released a statement noting Jacob has embarked on a home-based physical therapy regimen, according to The Associated Press. Rainey also will be fitted with a prosthetic leg some time this month, the statement indicates, while also noting his parents said “Jacob does not feel alone in his journey.”