Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School football player Chase Smith has been moved from the intensive care unit at T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital and continues to show improvement, according to his mother.
Theresa Smith said Thursday that her son is alert and the family is optimistic concerning his recovery.
“He has been moved to a regular room on the stroke level and is showing good signs,” she said. “He’s by no means out of trouble, but with all he’s gone through he’s able to keep smiling. Right now they’re still trying to figure out why it happened.”
Smith suffered the first of four strokes while at home July 14 and has been hospitalized since. According to his mother, a blood vessel in his brain is abnormal and is causing his blood to clot.
“It’s a mystery as to why, but at least they know what caused the strokes,” she said. “He’s going to have more tests run, and hopefully we’ll have more answers soon.”