Overview
- Reddick said Saturday at Phoenix that Rookie is home and healthier after a late-October nephrectomy.
- His heart function is quickly returning to normal following removal of the tumor that had pressed on a renal artery and vein.
- The surgery had no complications, and no further operations are expected at this time though additional treatments remain possible.
- Rookie was cared for in the cardiovascular ICU at Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte before being discharged home.
- Reddick said he considered skipping races for about five weeks as his focus shifted to his son's hospitalization and recovery.