Laura Rutledge and husband Josh welcomed their second baby together, son Jack, on May 25th.
This week, the ESPN’s NFL Live host opened up on a terrifying incident which saw her 7-month-old child airlifted to hospital.
Rutledge revealed the harrowing news that Jack had to get airlifted to the hospital with unspecified health concerns. Baby Jack was airlifted in a helicopter from Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC to MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital in Charleston.
She checked back in on Wednesday with a positive development.
“We are so thankful for your prayers for baby Jack. We’ve felt all of them,” Rutledge tweeted Wednesday.
“I write this grateful for the miracle that occurred for him while also knowing so many of these stories don’t have happy endings. Thinking of all of you who have endured far worse. We just received a positive report from Jack’s doctors at Connecticut Children’s. No additional surgery is required and his pain has lessened significantly. He has a long recovery ahead but they expect full healing! They praised the work of doctors in South Carolina. Thank you to everyone who has reached out. It sure is good to see this sweet smile again.”
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Rutledge posted a photo of her son in a helicopter, and two more from a hospital bed when the initial incident went down on Christmas.
Rutledge, the former beauty pageant contestant turned sports reporter, currently hosts NFL Live on ESPN after a spell at Fox Sports in the past.
She began dating and eventually married her husband Josh, a professional baseball player, in 2013. They have two children together – daughter Reese Katherine born in 2019 and son Jack Alexander born in May 2023.
