Kai Trump Provides Update on Wrist Injury and College Experience

<figure><img alt="Kai Trump" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C6RGTTEGFVGMHLD65YK3D6U22U.JPG?auth=b78025a84791f8da01a50a8a6e2bb137e8b578caa564eb12959defc2b680930e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3634&amp;height=2044" /><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck / IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect</figcaption></figure><p>Kai Trump, a 19-year-old freshman student-athlete at the University of Miami, has provided an update following a wrist injury she sustained at the beginning of her collegiate golf career. She indicated that surgery was necessary for a full recovery.</p><p>In an Instagram post, she stated, “I know I made the best decision for my long-term health and my future in the game I love. It’s certainly not how I envisioned the next few months, but sometimes the journey takes an unexpected turn, and I’m choosing to embrace this one with patience, and a whole lot of determination.”</p><img alt="Kai attached a selfie with the update. / @kaitrump/Instagram" height="930" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6EM65TVOYZAMHPMXO5SIVUQH7Q.png?auth=b09df23b1e628098454939b09a75bea8bcb41322f21294b398b6fa41d96453e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1206&amp;height=930" width="1206" /><p>She expressed gratitude for the support she has received, saying, “Recovery will take time, but I’m incredibly fortunate to be surrounded by amazing people who continue to lift me up, encourage me, and remind me that every challenge is an opportunity to grow.”</p><p>Trump thanked “Dr. Carlson and the incredible team at HSS in New York” for their assistance. She added, “For now, it’s all about healing and trusting the process. I can’t wait to be back with my team, doing what I love. I’ll be back before you know it, stronger and more grateful than ever!”</p><p>This marks the second surgery on her wrist; she had previously injured it last year, which also required surgical intervention.</p><img alt="Kai frequently attends sporting events with Grandpa. / Peter Casey / IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect" height="3381" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EZAOF4KL75GSVAGX2GJBCQDJAI.JPG?auth=b3f2680661f843bc6be016c01c7355ea97549aa76549164926e9ea05e84bcf03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5069&amp;height=3381" width="5069" /><p>In a previous Instagram post, she described the circumstances of her injury during her first college tournament, stating, “I hit the ground next to the first cart path; let’s just say there must have been some cart path underneath that ground because it was very hard. Hit it, it felt like a shock on my arm. Then on the tenth hole, I hit my driver, and I felt like I tore it again.”</p><p>Initially, medical professionals did not believe surgery would be necessary. Instead, she received stem cell treatment from Dr. Jeff Wiegers in Miami.</p><p>During the tournament where she sustained the injury, she placed 102nd out of 120 athletes. Her performance in her first professional tournament late last year was also challenging, as she finished last in a field of 108 players.</p><p>It is currently unclear when she will be able to return to competition this season.</p><img alt="Kai Trump has not had the best freshmen season as a Hurricane. / Icon Sportswire / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images" height="3039" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LMCRZXFU3RAFHFCPQCFB7UEW6E.jpg?auth=92bf3dd95a1841c43b62eae52dba9a530607de1d6299b9b65c176c5cf7a6b292&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3979&amp;height=3039" width="3979" /><p>In addition to her injury, Kai Trump, the daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump, has shared her struggles with adjusting to college life. In a video on her YouTube channel, she discussed the emotional difficulty of leaving her home in Jupiter, Florida, for Miami, which is only about an hour and a half away.</p><img alt="Kai Trump broke down in tears before driving to college 90 minutes from where she grew up. / YouTube" height="1066" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4PGO4WP5ZFF25HIINJBFLKW5H4.png?auth=755a24e8eddbeac3ab184a88fa6147da50ec3e771357a032c0327256636be18d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1910&amp;height=1066" width="1910" /><p>She expressed, “I’m not like a very emotional person at all. It is like really weird for me to cry. I’ve only cried like a few times. But like, I think knowing that I have to say goodbye to everyone tonight’s like really, really sucks. I’m struggling right now, just like thinking about it. But like I’m excited. It’s just like I’m emotional.”</p><p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/kai-trump-gives-major-update-on-college-career-after-wrist-injury">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p>