Easton Oliverson — The Little League World Series player suffered a emergency surgery after falling from a bunk bed and hitting his head. Entered an induced coma . According to his family, he lived in Williamsport, Pennsylvania — awake and talking.
"He asked for water this morning,"his family wrote on Wednesday in his Facebook post. "Doctors said this is a good thing because it usually takes a week or two for patients to have the desire to eat or drink after the breathing tube is removed!"
A 12-year-old player from Utah's Snow Canyon team suffered a skull fracture on Sunday after falling from a bunk bed inside the Pennsylvania barracks where he and his team were staying. did. Easton was airlifted to a local children's hospital, where he underwent surgery to stop bleeding around his brain caused by an arterial puncture.
On Tuesday, doctors removed his breathing tube, and his parents Jace and Nancy reported that MRI scans were "very encouraging."
Wednesday's update went even further in that direction.
"He waved at Jace and Nancy and uttered the words 'I love you,'" his family wrote in the post. He said 'Easton' They asked him if he knew his age He said '12' This is big!" 40} Oliverson was able to keep in touch with friends and received some support from new friends.
"Easton's favorite baseball player [Mookie Betts] sent him a video showing his endorsement," read a family Facebook post. I showed him the video and he started crying.”
Jace Oliverson is an assistant to the Snow Canyon team and will represent the mountain region in Friday's opening game of the Little League World Series. I'm here.
