Easton Oliversonis finally heading home.
The 12-year-old, whofell from a bunk bedat a Little League World Series dorm and suffered a skull fracture two weeks ago, is set to be released from a Pennsylvania hospital on Tuesday, his family confirmed onInstagram.
On Monday, Oliversons posted photos of Easton with with two of his doctors and videos showing his improved motor skills.
“There are no adequate words that we can use to describe the gratitude that we have for these two men- the doctors that saved Easton’s life,” the caption read. “They have executed each step in Easton’s journey from the first night until now with love, precision, intelligence, and care. We have, and will always have the utmost respect for these two men. Jace, Nancy, and our entire family will FOREVER be grateful for everything they have done for Easton the past two weeks.”
Sharing the good news, the statement confirmed that Easton and his mom, Nancy, were set to leave Danville for Salt Lake City the next day.
Easton Oliverson/Instagram
“We can’t wait to have them just a little bit closer to home,” the statement said. “While this is a great step forward, it’s bittersweet leaving behind the people that have put their heart and souls into Easton’s recovery. THANK YOU to each and every individual at Geisinger Hospital who played a role in taking care of, and saving our boy.🤍”
On Aug. 15, Easton was airlifted to Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital and underwent emergency surgery after a freak fall from the top bunk bed in his dormitory, where he and his Snow Canyon Little League teammates were staying on the eve of the World Series.
After initially being placed in the intensive care unit, his family said his prognosis continued to improve.
“He went through pretty traumatic surgery to get to where he’s at, but the doctors are all really positive,” Oliverson’s uncle, Spencer Beck,told theSalt Lake Tribuneat the time. “All of the steps moving forward have been good so far.”
The family toldTMZ Sportsthat “Easton was 30 minutes from passing away,” but that a team of Trauma 1 doctors were “in absolute awe of his tremendous progress.”
Easton Oliverson.Facebook
The statement continued, “One of his doctors said that everything they have hoped Easton to be able to do in the last 12 hours, he has done and more.”
But family and friends revealed on August 21 that the boy had fallen andhit his head again.
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Fortunately, the scans were clear. Along the way, the boy’s story has drawn widespread attention, with the young baseball player receiving well-wishes from his sports heroes including Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, and the BYU football team,local outlet KSL reported.
“While Tank is making great strides, he still has a long road ahead of him. Please keep praying! We love you all!” the Instagram post concluded.
source: people.com
