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Miracle Recovery: Ex-Texas Star Burns Healed
19 Jan
Summary
- Jordan Shipley discharged from hospital less than two weeks post-accident.
- Ex-Texas wide receiver sustained third-degree burns to 20 percent of body.
- Shipley's recovery is described as a miracle by his wife and doctors.
Jordan Shipley, a celebrated former Texas wide receiver, has made a remarkable recovery, leaving the hospital less than two weeks after a serious accident. On January 6th, Shipley suffered third-degree burns to roughly 20 percent of his body when a farming machine on his family's Burnet ranch unexpectedly caught fire.
His wife, Sunny, shared the uplifting news, calling his recovery "nothing short of a miracle" and noting that multiple medical professionals were astonished by his progress. Despite ongoing pain, the couple is embracing the long rehabilitation process with a positive outlook.
Shipley, known for his record-breaking career with the Texas Longhorns, is now undergoing continued care, including physical and occupational therapy, near the Austin hospital where he was treated. The Burnet community and the Texas football program have rallied behind him throughout his critical, yet survivable, ordeal.
