Autistic man shot in head still recovering 1 year after Chicago attack
The healing process was slow for the young man who can’t speak but is quick to smile, hug and reach for a hand.
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The healing process was slow for the young man who can’t speak but is quick to smile, hug and reach for a hand.
CHICAGO — When Jesus Rega got his high school diploma, he didn’t get to walk across the stage. He couldn’t. As classmates donned caps and gowns, he was bedridden after being hospitalized for a blood clot and too afraid to get in the car — more complications in a long recovery after being shot in the head and stomach while waiting for the school bus outside his Back of the Yards home last ...
When Jesus Rega got his high school diploma, he didn’t get to walk across the stage. He couldn’t. As classmates donned caps and gowns, he was bedridden after being hospitalized for a blood clot and too afraid to get in the car — more complications in a long recovery after being shot in the head and stomach while waiting for the school bus outside his Back of the Yards home last January. ...