The family of Auburn running back Brian Battie says he has been moved out of ICU nearly a month after he was injured and his brother killed in a shooting in Sarasota Florida.
In an update on a GoFundMe organized by Battie’s godmothers Kelli Raines and Tanya Babinski Friday, the Auburn Senior’s mother Adriene Battie said he had been taken out of the intensive care unit and moved to the next level of trauma care.
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Adriene said Brian is making progress over the past week and is communicating more. She said he was smiling, laughing and getting words out and was able to write his name on Thursday.
Battie’s mother said he faces a long road to recovery and the family is looking at options to help with rehabilitation care for a traumatic brain injury.
According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Brian Battie was among five people who were shot in an incident around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 18. His brother Tommie Battie was pronounced dead at the scene.
Raines and Babinski organized the GoFundMe to help the Battie family with unexpected funeral and medical costs after the shooting. As of June 14, it has raised $109,290.
To read the whole update from Adriene Battie you can visit the GoFundMe page here.
In an update on a GoFundMe organized by Battie’s godmothers Kelli Raines and Tanya Babinski Friday, the Auburn Senior’s mother Adriene Battie said he had been taken out of the intensive care unit and moved to the next level of trauma care.
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Adriene said Brian is making progress over the past week and is communicating more. She said he was smiling, laughing and getting words out and was able to write his name on Thursday.
Battie’s mother said he faces a long road to recovery and the family is looking at options to help with rehabilitation care for a traumatic brain injury.
According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Brian Battie was among five people who were shot in an incident around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 18. His brother Tommie Battie was pronounced dead at the scene.
Raines and Babinski organized the GoFundMe to help the Battie family with unexpected funeral and medical costs after the shooting. As of June 14, it has raised $109,290.
To read the whole update from Adriene Battie you can visit the GoFundMe page here.
