Earlier this year, John Axford's then-two-year-old son Jameson was bitten by a rattlesnake. Needless to say, that's a frightening and serious occurrence for anyone, let alone a young child like Jameson. For a time, it seemed that Jameson might lose his foot, or even his leg, as a consequence of the bite. Thankfully, though, that never happened.
In fact, not even two months after the snake bite, Jameson did this ...
The news gets better, as these days young Jameson is living a mostly normal childhood. Here's what the elder Axford recently told the AP about his youngest son's progress:
"It definitely was a hard time," Axford said Friday. "He spent a month in the ICU. We were worried initially about him even surviving the bite, then it turned to possible leg amputation to foot amputation to toe amputation. Each and every week the prognosis got better and better, so I'm happy to say he's a really strong boy, a huge fighter and he's jumping around and running around like a little 3-year-old should right now. Obviously, he still has some things that he'll have to deal with when he gets a little bit older, and we'll deal with those when it comes."
Obviously, this is tremendous news. Here's hoping young Jameson continues to recover so well and continues to show such determination.
As for his dad, John Axford recently signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Athletics. Axford, 32, spent the 2015 season with the Rockies.
