“I’m mainly just missing my house and my friends and my family," the 15-year-old said.“I remember that day going to get food before the game, and after that, I don’t remember anything else at all," he said.“I missed out on my driver's license, which is a big milestone in a person’s life," Jase said.Any extra amount of work I can do in the hospital I was doing, and I think that’s what helped me progress the most," he said.
"He was always working harder than the therapist wanted him to work, so that was exciting to see," said Rob McDowell, his father.community has supported him and his family a lot on this difficult journey“I think it’s really kind for all the money that they have raised for me, and just all the support that I’ve been getting from everyone has been really nice," he said.
Jase will return to Atlanta next week. He will go through an outpatient intensive program for several weeks. He said his goal is to be better than how he was before his injury.