Nev Schulman says that he’s “fortunate to be alive” after he broke his neck throughout a motorbike accident.
The Dancing with the Stars alum, 39, shared on Instagram on Saturday, Aug. 10, that the incident occurred on a Monday as he was heading over to his son’s college to deliver him house.
“I by no means made it to select up my son from college on the bike,” he wrote. “The truth is in some methods, I’m glad I didn’t. I used to be alone on affect. Me and the truck. After which I suppose the pavement. I used to be alone and unconscious.”
He mentioned he was taken to the hospital the place he came upon the complete extent of his accidents. “I broke my neck,” he defined.
“Steady fractures. I’m not paralyzed,” he continued. “My fingers have been a query mark there for a minute however the human physique is unbelievable and so are HUMANS.”
Schulman then went on to thank the EMS, in addition to workers on the Southampton Emergency Room and the Stony Brook ICU who offered medical care to him.
Within the submit, he confirmed a number of movies of workers members serving to him via his restoration, together with one the place bodily therapists could possibly be seen serving to him stand up from his mattress to observe strolling once more.
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One other clip confirmed him high-fiving a workers member as he practiced strolling down a hospital hallway in a neck brace whereas a bodily therapist walked beside him.
Schulman additionally shared images taken on the hospital, together with a snap of him mendacity in his hospital mattress with a neck brace on and scans of the damage to his neck. He additionally confirmed off his purple surgical procedure scar on the again of his neck.
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One other video confirmed Schulman’s bike helmet, which was damaged, earlier than panning to him on the mattress as he gave a thumbs-up. A number of drawings from his kids with spouse Laura Perlongo — Cleo James, 7, Beau Bobby Bruce, 5, and Cy Monroe, 2 — could possibly be seen on the desk. In one other clip, his kids hugged him as he stood up and put his arms round them.
“I’m fortunate to be right here, alive, standing and hugging my household, projected to make a full restoration,” he mentioned. “And I’m actually beginning to perceive the which means of gratitude. For the massive and little issues earlier than the accident, and now all the things transferring ahead.”
In his caption, the Catfish host additionally mentioned how grateful he was to have had a “magical” day together with his household “full of affection and surprise” the day prior. He mentioned that his son got here up with an thought to go fishing and so they have been capable of finding “an out there boat” and “caught every kind of fish.”
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“Monday gave weight to only how fortunate I used to be to have Sunday,” he mentioned whereas sharing a single snap from the day of him and his kids on a ship within the photograph collage. “It’s true what they are saying — life can change instantly.”
“We hadn’t deliberate on fishing final Sunday and my intuition was to say no to scramble-planning a day journey, however wanting again every week later, I’m so glad I mentioned sure,” he added.
