According to an Instagram account set up to provide updates on Little Leaguer Easton Oliverson’s injury, results of a CAT scan that doctors performed after the 12-year-old fell and hit his head a second time came back “normal”.
Oliverson hit his head while going to the bathroom unaccompanied Saturday night, after initially injuring himself last Monday by falling from a bunk bed at Little League World Series (LLWS) dormitories in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Oliverson, nicknamed “Tank,” is treated at Geisinger Janet Wes Hospital for Children in Danville, Pennsylvania.
position on miraclesfortank Instagram account It reads: “Easton had a CT scan today to make sure there was no swelling from his fall last night. The results came back normal!
“We are so grateful and blessed to have witnessed yet another miracle in Easton’s recovery!”
The young athlete was airlifted to a children’s hospital in critical condition on August 15. His father told CNN he was “fighting for his life,” with doctors saying he was just 30 minutes away from death. He underwent surgery and was placed in a medical coma.
In the days that followed, Oliverson made remarkable strides toward recovery, as documented in the miraclesfortank account. By Wednesday, he was no longer sedated, and on Thursday, he was out of the ICU and was able to feed himself.
Saturday’s Instagram account also suggested Oliverson may be able to return to Utah this week, where doctors from a Pennsylvania hospital have been in touch with Children’s Primary Hospital in Salt Lake City to make “travel plans” and hope to get him. Back in Utah by Tuesday.
On Sunday, “Oliverson got to see his little brother, his cousin, and his best friends (who are more like brothers). They brought him many good things from all the teams in the World Junior League Championship.”
Oliverson’s Little League team, Snow Canyon of Utah, was eliminated from (LLWS) Sunday night, falling 10-2 to Iowa’s Davenport Little League in a late showdown due to rain.
Oliverson’s father, Jess, told ABC’s Good Morning America on Monday that he was “moving forward” to navigate his son’s difficult recovery process.
“Doctors have been amazed at his progress in such a short amount of time,” Jess said.
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