Kansas coach Bill Self on Wednesday night was asked by a member of the more than 400 women who attended the 7th annual Ladies Night Out with Kansas basketball event for an update on Scott “Scooter” Ward, who, [two weeks ago, was rushed into emergency surgery to repair a torn aorta][1] and has been hospitalized and on the road to recovery ever since.
Self said he and other members of the Kansas athletic family had Lawrence Memorial Hospital to thank for “getting him prepared perfectly to get him to KU Med.”
Self also referred to the life-saving treatment Ward received at both hospitals as “a total team effort” and offered the following update on Ward’s current condition:
> “He’s doing remarkably well,” Self
> told the crowd. “He’s got a relatively
> long road (in the) short term. You
> know, his cavity’s gotta heal from the
> open-heart surgery and he’s gotta be
> able to get his strength back and
> things like that. His mind is sharp.
> Everything’s good. He should make a
> full recovery. It’s just gonna take a
> little bit.”
The women in attendance at [the Ladies Night Out event][2] followed up Self’s news with a thunderous round of applause and Self joked that Scooter would be thrilled to hear that the ladies were asking about him.
[1]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2016/oct/07/ku-basketball-volleyball-programs-rally-prayer-sup/?mens_basketball
[2]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2016/oct/19/7th-annual-ladies-night-out-bill-self-another-rous/
