american actor Jeremy Renner, that on 1 January he suffered a serious accident with a snowplow which left him caused the fracture of more than 30 bonesHe confessed in his first television interview after the fact that his injuries were so serious that he even asked his family not to let him live “connected to a machine.”
“Don’t let me live connected to a machine. If my existence is going to be drugs and painkillers, let me go now,” said the actor. 51-year-old who wrote to his family while he was in hospital.
In an interview with ABC News, the first he decided to give after the accident that put his life at risk, collected by the specialized site Variety, the protagonist of the series “Mayor of Kingstown” and recognized for playing Hawk’s Eye in he Marvel Cinematic Universedetailed exactly how he was hit by the snowplow.
According to Renner’s television account, on January 1, he and his 27-year-old nephew Alex were trying to get a Ford Raptor out of the snow with their snowplow. As Alex untied the chain connecting the two vehicles, Renner’s plow began to slide on the ice and concerned for the safety of his niece, the actor stepped out of the plow to look at Alex without setting the parking brake. . It was then that he lost his balance and fell out of the cab of the vehicle.
Afraid that the vehicle would back up and “wall up” Alex with the truck, Renner attempted to jump back into the snowplow to disconnect it and was struck.
From that moment, the actor nominated for an Oscar for his roles in the winner for Best Film “Living on the Limit” (2010) and “Dangerous Attraction” (2011) remembers two things: that as soon as he got under the machine he yelled “‘Not today! you son of a bitch!'” and indescribable pain.
“I was awake the whole time. It felt like someone had taken my breath away. There was too much going on in the body to feel pain, it was like the soul could be in pain.”
When Alex got out of the car and ran towards Renner, he didn’t think he was alive. Then he ran to the nearest house and called for help.
Renner’s injuries were so severe that she remembers writing a goodbye note to her family at the hospital from her phone. Among other things, he typed: “Don’t let me live connected to a machine; if my existence is going to be on drugs and painkillers, let me go already.”
The result of the accident could be known in detail during the interview: “Eight broken ribs in 14 places. Right knee, broken right ankle, broken left leg tibia, broken left ankle, broken right clavicle, broken right shoulder. Face, basin from the eye, jaw, broken jaw. Collapsed lung. Punctured from the rib, liver, which sounds scary.”
Renner’s ribcage and eye socket were reconstructed with metal plates and screws, and his jaw was repaired with rubber bands and screws. A titanium rod was placed in her broken leg.
As he continues his recovery, Renner acknowledged that memories of the accident still haunt him: “Last night, I didn’t sleep knowing I was going to have to talk about it today.” But he added that he denies that “this is a trauma and a negative experience.”
Renner will appear in person for the first time since the accident at the premiere of her upcoming Disney+ show “Rennervations” on April 11. He will also participate in a question and answer session after a screening of the series, which focuses on revamping different vehicles. . In the interview with ABC News, Renner said that the next time fans see him on a red carpet, he wants to walk.
Source: Ambito
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