VIDEO: Student injured in car crash makes return visit to Upper Lake High School
- Elizabeth Larson
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UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A student seriously injured in a car wreck earlier this year had the chance to return to his school for a visit earlier this month.
Kellen Smith has been fighting for months to recover from his injuries, which include severe brain trauma.
On that journey, he’s had the love and support of his family – parents Mike and Shannon Smith, and sister Annalise – and friends across the county and beyond.
So it was a big, heartwarming surprise when he returned to visit his friends at Upper Lake High School on Friday, Dec. 7, for the first time after three and a half months.
“It’s been a rough go,” but the love, support and positive messages have made a huge difference, Mike Smith told the students that day.
His mother said his prognosis for a full recovery is good, and the work is continuing.
In the video above, Kellen and his family speak about his road to recovery and he visits with his school friends.
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