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Father of Utah Little Leaguer ‘grateful’ son still alive after suffering serious head injury in bunk-bed fall
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The daddy of a Utah Little Leaguer who suffered a critical head damage when he fell from the highest bunk within the dorms in Pennsylvania whereas he was asleep mentioned Sunday “there’s a probability” his son makes a full restoration.
Jace Oliverson informed The Related Press his 12-year-old son Easton was anticipated to fly again to Utah and that he’ll stay in a hospital there. Easton Oliverson, a pitcher and outfielder for the Snow Canyon workforce, suffered the damage final week.
“I am simply grateful that he is nonetheless alive, as a result of I used to be just about informed he had a 0% probability to stay. We really feel very lucky,” Jace Oliverson mentioned.
An image of Mountain Area Champion Little League workforce member Easton Oliverson, from Santa Clara, Utah, is proven on the scoreboard at Volunteer Stadium in the course of the opening ceremony of the 2022 Little League World Collection.
(AP Photograph/Gene J. Puskar)
He added: “There’s a probability of a full restoration. It is only a matter of how lengthy and the remedy that he will obtain. We’re simply asking for prayers. Steady prayers.”
The Snow Canyon workforce was the primary Little League squad from Utah to make the match. The workforce was eradicated in a loss to Iowa on Sunday. Oliverson mentioned the chaotic week positively performed a component within the workforce’s two losses.
LITTLE LEAGUE PLAYER SUFFERS SERIOUS HEAD INJURY AFTER FALLING FROM BUNK BED, MAKING ‘TREMENDOUS PROGRESS’
“I really feel dangerous that this incident with East needed to occur and it type of put a damper on their week,” he mentioned. “It was the primary time Utah’s ever been right here, performed that. It is a large deal, particularly in Utah.”
Easton Oliverson was listed in vital situation final week. His household posted an encouraging replace in a social media submit. The video confirmed the boy sitting up, consuming and strolling with help.
Baseballs sit on the ledge in the course of the Championship Recreation of the Little League World Collection between the Southwest Area workforce from River Ridge Louisiana and the Caribbean Area workforce from Willemstad, Curacao in the course of the at Lamade Stadium on August 25, 2019 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
(Rob Carr/Getty Photos)
“We wish to present that modern-day miracles can nonetheless occur,” the boy’s father mentioned. “Our message the entire time is to remind folks that we have now a loving, heavenly Father and a savior who needs us to be completely happy. If we simply go to them in prayer, something is feasible, and we’re seeing that with Easton.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.