A car accident last June near Nebraska left the former basketball player for Providence and the University of Florida, who is now a TV analyst paraplegic from the waist down.
Since the accident, he has been in rehabilitation, working to overcome the obstacles in his way.
Young received an emotional gut punch beyond anything he had ever known when doctors first informed him following the accident that his spinal damage could cause him to use a wheelchair for life.
Young is undergoing care at a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, trauma center. He did not detail his wounds, but he did tell the Times-Union that this would be the most brutal battle of his life.
Young claimed that his sister, a physical therapist, and mother, a nurse in an intensive care unit, are also by his side as he recovers. He declared he would undoubtedly lead an independent life through an arduous recovery.
Young tweeted a series of updates regarding his health: “Continue to keep my family and me in your thoughts. I think that with God, anything is possible; thus, my main desire is that my mind remains resilient in the face of the enemy. I want to live by His Will for my life and utilize my trial to encourage others no matter what.
