Ava Jones, 3 years after the accident
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Ava Jones is such a heartstrings type case. I wish it wouldn't of happened but you can't go back. That she has continued to run into medical roadblocks and setbacks is awful. She hasn't complained, she has continued to work and tried to get back to the game she loved she just wasn't ever cleared to play. She has done everything right and gotten the short straw. Even still she doesn't have to allow it to define her. Whether sports or life, ultimately its your decision to wake up and what you are going to make of it. You can either let life knock you down, or make the best of the life you have been given even if its a ****** draw.
She was knocked down and run over.
I've never understood the "Gods plan" take on terrible tragedies but greatly admire those who's faith helps them in their struggles. #Heartofalion
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If Karma is a real thing, she should have a lifetime of good coming her way....
70 years. But who knows when he might be eligible for parole.
From the linked story:
"Whether he was sentenced to 70 years or 50 years or 25, it's not gonna bring Trey back. It's not gonna fix Ava and I of our injuries," Amy Jones said to KAKE News after the sentencing was complete.
Before the accident, Ava dominated the basketball court at Nickerson High School. She had signed to play her beloved sport at the University of Iowa just days before the accident, but the injuries she received in it ended her career.
Regarding the traumatic brain injury her daughter is still suffering from: "She's not the girl we've known for 17 years. She's struggling to know who she was, who she is now, and who she's going to be in the future," added Jones in her statement.
Ava Jones reacts to judge sentencing man who drove into her family
A Kentucky judge has sentenced Michael Hurley to 70 years in prison. Hurley is the man who ran into a Kansas family, killing the father and severely injuring the mother
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Ava Jones completes final round of chemotherapy: ‘So grateful’
Former Nickerson basketball star Ava Jones shared Wednesday that she has completed her final round of chemotherapy, six months after being diagnosed with stage four cancer.
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She's gone through more than anyone should, regardless of age!
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Ava Jones was 17 when her life changed in an instant. Just two days after committing to play Division I basketball, she and her family were hit by a car driven by someone under the influence. The crash killed her father and left Ava and her mother critically injured. After months of recovery, Ava faced another unimaginable challenge—a stage four Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis at 20 years old. In this powerful conversation, Ava shares how she found resilience through grief, therapy, and community. She talks about learning to walk and talk again, processing loss after her father’s death, and what it means to truly begin again.
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- The night that changed Ava’s life forever (10:00)
- Learning to live without basketball (20:00)
- How therapy helped her reconnect with her emotions (18:00)
- Facing stage four cancer and finding hope (28:00)
- Choosing to live fully after unimaginable loss (34:00)
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Every one should watch this. How many people would have her attitude to these situations?
I was sitting in Palm Springs airport Thursday and started talking to a Kansas Jayhawk fan. He brought up Ava and said his son had coached her in lower level sports. He said she was the best at everything. Said there wasn't a boy that could throw a ball like her.
Man, I would have enjoyed watching Ava play and grow under the Hawkeye coaches
Her story is an incredible and I'm sure it won't be the last that we hear about her. She seems like an amazing young lady.
Her story is an incredible and I'm sure it won't be the last that we hear about her. She seems like an amazing young lady.
can you imagine waking up in the hospital and thinking "what the bleep happened to me?"
and then the nurses try to help you get out of bed and stand.
a damn selfish drug using driver took away so much.
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This video is great. She's running well; she makes the basket.
Damn it; it really makes you wonder what could have been.
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Damn it; it really makes you wonder what could have been.
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