After five months in the hospital, Britton-Hecla quarterback Trevor Zuehlke has finally made it home. Trevor was discharged on Wednesday of this past week, but the family didn’t announce it until Friday.
Trevor suffered a traumatic brain injury in a game on October 18th, 2019. When he first arrived at the hospital, he was put into a medically induced coma. Since then, his recovery has been a battle.
At the high school state football championships in November, Britton-Hecla honored their signal caller on the first play from scrimmage.
This is how Britton-Hecla started the 9A championship game. They purposely took a delay of game penalty to honor their quarterback Trevor Zuehlke, who suffered a traumatic brain injury this season.
— SDPB Sports (@SDPBSports) November 14, 2019
Canistota/Freeman showing class too by declining the penalty. #SDFootball19 pic.twitter.com/S6AyQbUu2l
Kurt Zuehlke, Trevor’s father, posted this entry to the Caring Bridge website regarding the progress of his son.
“March 11th was a big day for Trevor. Trevor finally made it back home on Wednesday after getting his staples and stitches out. He seemed to really enjoy his ride and just listening to the radio and getting out in the country really made him feel good. After being in a hospital for nearly five months, it has to feel good to be home. He and I both were a little teary-eyed pulling into the farm.
Trevor still has a long road ahead of him for rehabilitation.He has been getting a little stronger and doing a little more each day. He stood with the help of two people on Tuesday for a short time. He will continue getting the help of talented therapists here at home and of course he has a huge support system here to work with him too. He has so many people cheering for him and rooting for him. I have so missed watching him play on the football field or basketball court or riding a snowmobile or helping on the farm, but it still is inspiring to see him work so hard to overcome his current challenges.
We all wish we could have a big welcome home party and Trevor really misses seeing his buddies, but we just need to wait for now with all the illnesses going around. We just need to keep Trevor healthy, and he is expecting to have a baby sister arrive sometime in the next couple of weeks too!
We again want to thank everyone who has been working hard to get our homes ready, the people helping set a routine for the coming weeks, and all of the continued support and prayers from people all over.” – Kurt Zuehlke
