Illinois Shooting Survivor defies the chances after he brought the ball into the brain

Leslie Reeves And Chris Smith were shot during their first date. Only Smith survived. A look at how he opposed the chances of making a remarkable recovery.

The scene of the crime

On the night before Thanksgiving 2021, Smith drove a first date with a woman named Leslie Reeves. The morning afterwards, the first aiders Smith found in his Farmersville, Illinois, at home with a ball in his brain. Reeves was dead.

Shoot the victim in a coma

Emts hurried to a hospital in which he was subjected to brain surgery and was placed in a medically induced coma.

Housed a ball in his brain

Fragments of the ball remained in Smith's brain. His doctors say that it could risk being further to cause further damage.

Support of the family

Smith's mother Sharon Costanza and sister Ashli ​​Holcomb sat by his side during his recovery. The doctors told them that the chances were very low that Smith would return to his previous functional level.

No memory

In January 2022 Smith woke up from his coma and asked where he was and what happened. He remembered nothing from the night of shooting. He had no memory of his date with Reeves, although he had spoken on the phone with her two weeks before the shootout and reported her messaging.

A bad forecast

Due to Smith's injuries, his neurosurgeon, Dr. Victor Williams, Smith, he would probably not run again. Williams and his team devoted themselves to do everything to support Chris's recovery.

A life forever changes

Smith's left leg is partly paralyzed from his hip to his knee. He is completely paralyzed from his knee to the toes. After the hospital, he had to pull his mother back in.

Recalculate its strength

On most days, Smith goes to the gym and works to regain his strength so that one day he can run without help.

A survivor

Smith says he is determined to adhere to his new rental agreement. He sings again with his rock band. And he proposed Michelle Albrecht to his fiancé.

New efforts

'Smith hopes to become a motivational speaker and has his own website.

A miracle restoration

Smith's mother says that his recovery is nothing less than a miracle.