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Little leaguer injured in fall from bunk bed expected to make full recovery, doctor says

Danville, PA (CNN)Easton "Tank" Oliverson expected to make a full recovery after falling out of bed

Easton, 12, was scheduled to play in the Little League World Series with Utah team Snow Canyon on Friday, according to doctors at Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania. , fell from a bunk bed in a player dormitory in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Monday morning.

Dr. Oded Goren, a specialist in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery, said Easton "has made great strides in his recovery and is hopeful of a near-complete recovery." . According to Thursday's update posted on

, the 12-year-old boy was moved out of his ICU into a regular hospital room where he could stand, eat, and drink on his own. rice field. An Instagram account was set up to provide updates on his condition.

"He communicates more often with his mother, father and uncle who were hospitalized with him. His voice is much clearer when he speaks! ’ read the post.

Derrick Oliverson, Easton's uncle, told CNN doctors he was amazed at his nephew's recovery.

"Based on the scores and grades when the child was sick and hospitalized... Statistically, Easton should have died. That's because of the prayers we've received," he said. I'm 100 percent thinking about the country," he said.

Easton received many messages of support from all over the world. Brigham Young University football team and Los Angeles Dodgers right fielderMookie Betts posted a video cheering for Easton via Instagram.

"Hey Easton, this is Mookie Betts. Please know that we are praying for you and thinking of you. See you soon." I'm looking forward to it," Betts, known as Easton's favorite player, said in a video Wednesday.

Unfortunately, Easton will not be available for his Series match at Little League Worlds on Friday, but his younger brother Brogan will be on the pitch in his place. Brogan goes by the nickname "Little T," according to an Instagram post.

"When I told Easton about it, he was crying, so I asked him, 'Are those tears happy or sad?' "He's overjoyed for his brother. He's so heartbroken. He's participating in something every Little Leaguer dreams of."

Easton's team is the first team from Utah to enter the series in the tournament's 75-year history.According to his uncle Derrick, Easton's father, Jace, previously will coach the team's game on Friday as planned by