‘Wire’ actor Tray Chaney says son, 19, making ‘incredible strides’ amid recovery from tornado-related injuries
ATLANTA WSVN A -year-old man who is the son of a well-known actor is defying all odds after a tornado struck his home and tossed him hundreds of feet in the air Actor Tray Chaney best known for his role in the HBO series The Wire announced he s blown away by how positive his son Malachi has been through this terrifying experience It s been incredible Man I m just so proud of my son revealed Chaney Chaney explained Malachi is making tremendous progress after suffering severe injuries when a tornado hit their Atlanta home late last month Anytime that I m feeling down or sad as his father as my wife s husband Malachi making progress is my hope he explained Chaney revealed strong winds picked up his son tossed him around feet from their home The -year-old spent almost a week and a half in the intensive care unit Part of what s lifted him is all the messages of love and promotion he saw when his father handed him his phone for the first time since he was taken to the hospital He literally shed tears and I say Malachi are you in pain He commented No Dad I m looking at my phone and I m looking at all of the people that s been showing me love around the world ' stated Chaney Malachi is healing from a laundry list of injuries including a traumatic brain injury After the ICU he was taken to a rehabilitation hospital where Chaney explained the staff wasted no time to help him recover Malachi is busier than somebody that has a -to- job he disclosed Like I call his phone I can t get in touch with him sometimes specific days They re like Oh he s busy doing therapy Oh he s busy walking around ' Just in the first three days he s had with therapy Malachi is already making what his dad calls incredible strides In the current era s the day that he can in fact go to the bathroom on his own He just has to put his neck brace on He can get out of bed on his own He s already eating on his own explained Chaney So just the progress I m like two weeks ago May th we didn t know that my son was going to make it Malachi was even feeling good enough to record this video I want to thank everybody for supporting me It means the world and it s gonna be one of the greatest comebacks that you ve ever seen in your life he stated Chaney and his wife are still dealing with the loss of their home and all their belongings but he commented Malachi s attitude and progress is carrying them through the tough times He s inspired me in approaches that I don t even think he understands he mentioned Chaney revealed they don t know how long Malachi s recovery will be but he is asking the populace to continue sending messages of advocacy because they keep his son motivated as he continues his rehabilitation
