Some Cliff Notes:
In order to make it home, Amy & Ava took an air ambulance service, which allowed for Amy to remain laying down on a stretcher and bed throughout the trip.
"My right knee is still not the best, and my right arm is still not the best," Ava said.
Ava no longer wears a brace on her right arm but said she's battling a tremor in her hand. "It's just hard to stop it moving," she said. "Like, it moves all the time."
Ava's voice is also improving. She said it doesn't hurt to talk but she still struggles with finding words and forming sentences at times.
"It's not like it was back then, but it's stronger than it was," she said.
Ava isn't supposed to go back to school for at least 6 weeks.
When Ava learned Iowa would honor her basketball scholarship regardless of if she is able to be on the court: "It just made me feel awesome," Ava Jones said. "They're just so nice. I didn't mean for this to happen, obviously. The coaches talk to me a lot, call me, Facetime me. I am excited about Iowa. I'm glad I committed there."
Amy Jones said she's working toward returning to school herself this fall. She is the assistant superintendent of the Nickerson-South Hutchinson USD 309 school district.
In order to achieve their short-term and long-term goals, the two said they will have to travel to Wichita multiple times a week for therapy. The drive is about an hour each way from their home in Nickerson.
42 year old husband and father, Trey, was selfless to the very end. He was an organ donor.
