Michael LaPorta on the road to recovery

Michael LaPorta at home with his parents, Michael and Pat, on Feb. 21, 2017, at their Morgan Park home.

A family photo of Michael LaPorta and his mother, Patricia, taken in December 2009, one month before he was seriously injured in a shooting.

Patricia LaPorta helps her son Michael get dressed in his room on March 20, 2017.

Michael LaPorta brushes his hair and beard in the bathroom his parents rebuilt to accommodate his wheelchair as his mother, Patricia, gets ready on March 20, 2017.

Patricia LaPorta and her son Michael leave for a therapy session from their West Morgan Park home on March 20, 2017. Michael LaPorta was shot in the head at Chicago police Officer Patrick Kelly’s home in 2010.

Michael LaPorta does situps with the assistance of neurofitness specialist Creighton Goss during a physical therapy session on March 20, 2017.

Michael LaPorta stands with the assistance of neurofitness specialist Creighton Goss during a physical therapy session on March 20, 2017, at Next Steps.

Michael LaPorta jokes with neurofitness specialist Creighton Goss during a physical therapy session on March 20, 2017, at Next Steps.

Michael LaPorta stretches during a physical therapy session on March 20, 2017, at Next Steps.

Michael LaPorta stretches out his back after arriving home from running errands with his mother on Feb. 21, 2017, at their West Morgan Park home. Seven years after being shot in the head, Michael LaPorta, with the help of his family, continues his recovery.

Michael LaPorta’s head shows the damage left seven years after a bullet entered the back of his head. LaPorta was shot at Chicago police Officer Patrick Kelly’s home in 2010.

Michael LaPorta shops with his mother, Patricia, on Feb. 21, 2017, near their West Morgan Park home.

Patricia LaPorta helps her son Michael put on a jacket at home with his father, Michael, before running errands on Feb. 21, 2017.

Michael LaPorta watches television in the family’s garage den with his father, Michael, on Feb. 21, 2017, at their West Morgan Park home.

Michael LaPorta waves to neighbors outside his West Morgan Park home on Feb. 21, 2017.