ROCKET COLLINS RECOVERING WELL COACH UNDERGOES SURGERY TWICE.Byline: SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. CEGLINSKY Staff Writer Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
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Vikings assistant coach Greg Hayes had expected Collins to be on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. for this past weekend's summer league game against 29 Palms, but was informed otherwise. Valencia played without its head coach in a 12-point loss. ``When we heard he wasn't going to be at the game, we were in shock,'' Hayes said. ``Rocket has always been so healthy. He's an active guy. He has great life habits. He`s the picture of perfect health. It was hard to imagine him being sick. ``Word about him being in the hospital spread quickly. There's a genuine regard for him in the community. ... He's so loved and respected by everyone.'' Problems developed after the initial surgery, and Collins began internally bleeding on Monday, forcing additional emergency surgery Tuesday to remove his small intestine small intestine Long, narrow, convoluted tube in which most digestion takes place. It extends 22–25 ft (6.7–7.6 m), from the stomach to the large intestine. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. his fiancee, Yolanda Trujillo. ``I'm feeling much better now,'' Collins said from bed Thursday. ``I've was up walking around this morning, just trying to get my strength back. The doctors have told me that they can't believe how well I'm doing. ``I've had a lot of support from everyone during the last couple of days -- the administration at the school, my fellow teachers, my players. It`s been great.'' Collins hopes to go home from the hospital this weekend, though family sources consider it more likely that he'll be released on Monday at the earliest. As for coaching, there's no timetable for his return. ``There was some extensive damage but he's doing a lot better,'' Trujillo said. ``He thought he was going to be able to go home the next day. ``He's funny. Even before he went in for surgery, when he was under heavy anesthesia, he was talking about his players not running the correct plays. He was trying to make substitutions from his bed.'' |
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