Setback postpones Amy Jones' return to Kansas from rehab in Louisville
Billy Watson
After finding an infection in her right leg, Amy Jones – the mother of Nickerson basketball star Ava Jones – will be postponing her move back to Kansas.
In an update on the Jones Family Updates Facebook group, Amy Jones said she had a setback and had preventative surgery to repair some deep wounds to prevent infection in her right leg, which was badly injured in a July 5 accident in downtown Louisville when an impaired driver hit Amy Jones, her husband Trey Jones and their younger two children Ava and Creek. Their oldest son Hunter was not in Louisville at the time of the accident, which was just over a month ago.
Amy Jones posted in the Facebook group Wednesday, saying an infection was found in her right leg and she will have "two more surgeries to look forward to in the next week." She will be back at the University of Louisville Hospital while Ava Jones continues rehabilitation and physical therapy at Frazier Rehabilitation Institute in Kentucky.
"I'm thankful the doctors caught this early but disappointed I won't be able to go home as planned," Amy Jones said on Facebook.
An update on Facebook on Thursday clarified that both Amy and Ava Jones' return home will be postponed, and they hope they can leave together "later next week."
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Timeline of the Jones family in Kentucky
July 5: The Jones family is hit by an impaired driver on a sidewalk in downtown Louisville.
July 7: Trey Jones, 42, Ava's father and Amy's husband, dies from injuries related to being hit by a car and is held on life support for organ donation.
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July 8: Amy and Ava remain on ventilators at University of Louisville Hospital.
July 10: Nickerson High School hosts a candlelight vigil for the Jones family.
July 13: Amy and Ava Jones come off ventilators and are able to breathe on their own.
July 14: The driver who allegedly hit the Jones family, faces charges of murder, first-degree assault, fourth-degree assault and operating a motor vehicle under the influence.
July 20: Amy and Ava Jones are moved out of ICU and transported to Frazier Rehabilitation Institute.
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July 21: A video of Ava Jones shooting a small ball into a hoop goes viral.
July 30: The family announces an Aug. 17 discharge date for Amy and Ava Jones.
Aug. 10: Amy Jones is out of preventative surgery for both legs.
Billy Watson is the sports reporter for The Hutchinson News and has been in Kansas since March 2021. To reach out about story ideas, you can send an email to wwatson@gannett.com or send a direct message on Twitter @hutchsports or @billywatson4l.