Tyler Reddick says that the prognosis “looks promising” for 5-month-old son Rookie, who is home after having surgery due to a tumor.
Rookie had surgery last month to remove a kidney. His mother, Alexa, posted on Instagram last month that Rookie had “a tumor that’s “choking” the renal vein & renal artery. Telling the heart ‘hey I’m not getting enough blood… pump harder.’ Causing the enlarged heart. He will need the entire kidney removed as it is not believed to be functioning any longer.”
Reddick provided an update Saturday at Phoenix Raceway on his son.
“For the most part, he’s a lot healthier, which is good,” Reddick said of the youngest of the two sons he and wife Alexa have. “Still have some things to sort out in regards to some of the things that he’s been fighting. But the for the most part, it looks promising.”
Reddick said he doesn’t anticipate any additional surgeries for Rookie in the coming months.
— NBC Sports —