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West Morgan Linebacker Recovering After On-Field Brain Bleed, Now Walking and Talking

Emergency surgery at Huntsville Hospital stopped the bleeding, with doctors anticipating a full recovery.

Overview

  • Cole Thorn collapsed during Friday's game against Priceville, began seizing, and was rushed by first responders to Huntsville Hospital.
  • Surgeons stopped the brain bleed during an emergency operation Friday night, and he was taken off a ventilator within 12 hours.
  • By Saturday he was awake and talking, and team updates said he was walking on his own by Monday.
  • Morgan County Schools said physicians expect a full recovery and thanked medical staff and the community for their rapid support.
  • AL.com reports he remains hospitalized with a planned return for reinsertion of a bone flap as part of his continued neurosurgical care.