Fetterman’s doctor says he’s recovering well from May stroke, will be transferred
Fettersman has had two St. Jude cardiac procedures in the past three months
By Chris Palmer
FLORENCE, Ind. – A key player for the Indiana Pacers and St. Jude has a second chance at a life-saving procedure he had recently.
According to a release from St. Jude Children’s Hospital (SJH), doctors performed surgery on Evanston resident Brian Fettersman in May, and his recovery has been on track in the past few weeks to return him back into sports.
A second cardiac procedure in July went well and Fettersman is now recovering well and will be transferred to an even more advanced hospital to continue his recovery.
Evanston police say Fettersman was involved in a crash this past May and struck a tree at around 1:30 a.m. in Jeffersonville, Indiana. When Fettersman was taken to a local clinic, he suffered a stroke that led to his being flown by helicopter to an advanced St. Jude center in Indianapolis.
“On the morning of May 27th, Evanston police received a call about an accident at an area home,” Evanston Police Department spokesperson Matt Miller said in a statement Tuesday. “Officers responded to the scene and arrived to find an impaired driver, a passenger who had been airlifted from the accident scene, with serious injuries.
“The passenger was later identified as Fettersman, an on-campus student who suffered a stroke. An investigation revealed Fettersman did not have enough consciousness to legally operate a vehicle.”
In an interview with WANE-TV prior to going on the ride-along, Fettersman, a student at IU, said he was involved in a head-on crash with another vehicle around a month ago and suffered a stroke. According to the report, Fettersman stated he was driving at the time of the crash and, while in a coma, has made it clear that he does not know why he crashed. He was still recovering and was “not able to drive a motor vehicle for several days.”
When the crash happened, Fettersman had already been transferred from the hospital to IU Health and was back in school and taking classes.
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