Caiden Wilson, lefts, poses for a photo with Dr. David Wrubel, the neurologist at Children’s at Scottish Rite Hospital who removed a potentially fatal blood clot from Caiden’s head in April 2022.
Caiden Wilson smiles as he prepares to leave Children’s at Scottish Rite Hospital in April 2022, two weeks after he was brought in with a potentially fatal head injury.
Caiden Wilson reaches out to a pond in The Zone at Children's at Scottish Rite Hospital in April 2022. The Zone is a place where kids who are brought to the hospital can find a distraction from their medical issues.
Caiden Wilson smiles while he recovers from a potentially fatal head injury at Children’s at Scottish Rite Hospital in April 2022.
Caiden Wilson plays ping pong at The Zone at Children's at Scottish Rite Hospital in April 2022. The Zone is a place where kids who are brought to the hospital can find a distraction from their medical issues.
Caiden Wilson lays in a hospital bed while he recovers from a potentially fatal head injury at Children's at Scottish Rite Hospital in April 2022.
Caiden Wilson practices swinging a baseball bat at The Zone at Children's at Scottish Rite Hospital in April 2022. The Zone is a place where kids who are brought to the hospital can find a distraction from their medical issues.
Caiden Wilson plays golf at The Zone at Children's at Scottish Rite Hospital in April 2022. The Zone is a place where kids who are brought to the hospital can find a distraction from their medical issues.
Caiden Wilson plays baskeball at The Zone at Children's at Scottish Rite Hospital in April 2022. The Zone is a place where kids who are brought to the hospital can find a distraction from their medical issues.
Caiden Wilson makes a piece of art at The Zone at Children's at Scottish Rite Hospital in April 2022. The Zone is a place where kids who are brought to the hospital can find a distraction from their medical issues.
Caiden Wilson, lefts, poses for a photo with his mother and brother after he left Children's at Scottish Rite Hospital, where he was treated for a potentially fatal head injury in April 2022.
Caiden Wilson made North Gwinnett High School's varsity baseball team his spring, less than one year after he suffered a potentially fatal head injury during a batting practice in April 2022.
Caiden Wilson is seen in this 2022 baseball photo. Wilson made North Gwinnett High School’s varsity baseball team his spring, less than one year after he suffered a potentially fatal head injury during a batting practice in April 2022.
Caiden Wilson made North Gwinnett High School’s varsity baseball team his spring, less than one year after he suffered a potentially fatal head injury during a batting practice in April 2022.
Curt Yeomans
I'm a Crawford Long baby who grew up in Marietta and eventually wandered to the University of Southern Mississippi for college. Earned a BA in journalism (double minor in political science and history). Previously worked in Florida and Clayton County.
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Whereas being in the right place at the right time saved Caiden's life, what is being described as remarkable is the fact that he recovered quickly and was back on the baseball diamond, as a member of North Gwinnett's varsity baseball team, in February, 10 months after his injury.
