Big turnout for Dillon: South Harrison school friends line up behind a large sign at Buzzard Gulch to welcome Dillon Glenn back from a Nebraska rehabilitation center. Dillon, a senior, was seriously injured in an accident involving a school bus.
This is the corrected version of the article about Dillon Glenn that appeared in last weekâs newspaper.
Dillon Glennâs friends had the welcome banner out Saturday afternoon when the South Harrison senior returned home after two months of rehabilitation from injuries he received in a traffic accident involving a school bus.
Dillon, the son of Raniel and Angie Glenn, was surprised when he passed a large crowd of friends holding a âWelcome Home Dillon!â banner at Buzzard Gulch on Highway 136 while he passed by on his way home from 51 daysâ hospitalization at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Neb.
Dillonâs grandfather, Jerry Ellis, said doctors have been amazed at Dillonâs recovery from spinal injures he received when his car hit the rear end of a school bus on Sept. 15. Dillonâs brain was nearly severed from his spine but has since regained the full use of his legs.
âWe call him our miracle boy,â Ellis said.
Dillon received excellent care from first responders at the scene before he was flown to the Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., where he underway surgery.
After 18 days at Truman, Dillon was transferred to the rehabilitation center in Lincoln. His parents had been staying in their camper that was parked near the Madonna center while Dillon recovered from his injuries. Madonna is a national leader in specialized rehabilitation programs for traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.
Dillon was released from the treatment center on Saturday and traveled back home in a pickup truck pulling the familyâs camper.
Dillonâs school friends have been pulling for their friend ever since the accident. Several fundraisers have been organized to help the family with expenses.
Dillon arrived at his home on Highway 136, near the location of the accident, at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday where he was greeted by his family.
The senior visited school for a brief time on Monday and will be returning to studies next week.
The teachers and students were glad to see the young man, said Principal Mark Foster. âThere were some tears,â Forster said.
He will be undergoing some additional rehabilitation at the Harrison County Community Hospital in between his schoolwork.