Ava Jones provides update on cancer diagnosis
Coming up at 10, KSN's Derek Lytle sat down with Ava, who explained how she plans to get through this and beat cancer.
This isn't the first challenge the Nickerson native has faced. In July 2022, Ava was in Kentucky for a basketball tournament with her family. While out for a walk, she and her family were hit by an impaired driver. Ava received critical physical injuries and a traumatic brain injury. Her mother, Amy, also received critical injuries. Her father, Trey, did not make it.
The impaired driver, Michael Hurley, was sentenced this past December to 70 years in prison.
Just days before the crash, Ava had committed to playing at the University of Iowa on a Division I scholarship. While she continues to learn at the university, she has since medically retired from basketball.
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