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AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Doctors say brain swelling has subsided in a 4-year-old Ohio boy who was hit in the head by a foul ball at a minor league baseball game.
Luke Holko can move his arms and legs but can't talk. His mother, Nicole Holko of North Bloomfield, said Wednesday that he sometimes appears to laugh or smile.
Doctors at Akron Children's Hospital say it's still unclear how well he'll recover.
Holko and his family had front-row seats near first base for a Sept. 2 doubleheader at the home of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, a short-season Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.
Holko was hit as he sat in his father's lap and talked to his mother. The ball fractured his skull.
His parents have health insurance, but friends are organizing fundraisers to help pay for costs that aren't covered.
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Information from: The Vindicator, http://www.vindy.com
(This version CORRECTS that mother is from North Bloomfield, not North Broomfield.)
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