american actor Jeremy Rennerwhich on January 1st suffered a serious accident with a snowplow that caused the fracture of more than 30 bones, confessed in his first television interview after the fact that his injuries were so severe that He came to ask 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,” he said. the 51 year old actor which he wrote to his family while he was in the hospital.
In an interview with ABC News, the first he decided to give after the accident that put his life at risk, the protagonist of the series Mayor of Kingstown and recognized for embodying Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, detailed exactly how he was hit by the snowplow.
According to Renner’s account, on January 1, he was with his 27-year-old nephew Alex, trying to dig a Ford Raptor out of the snow with his snowplow. As Alex untied the chain connecting the two vehicles, Renner’s plow began to slip on the ice and concerned for the safety of his niece, the actor stuck a foot out of the machine to look at Alex without putting on 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” Alex with the truck, Renner attempted to jump back into the snowplow to disconnect it and he was run over.
From that moment, the actor -nominated for an Oscar for his roles in the winner for Best Picture live on the edge (2010) y Dangerous attraction (2011) – remember two things: that as soon as he was under the machine he screamed “Not today, you son of a bitch!” and a pain indescribable.
“I was awake the whole time. It felt like someone had taken my breath away. There was too much going on in my body to feel pain, it was as if the soul could have 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.
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 tibia, broken left ankle, broken right clavicle, broken right shoulder. Face, eye socket, jaw, broken jaw. Lung collapsed. Punctured from the rib, the liver, which sounds scary.” Renner’s ribcage and eye socket were rebuilt with metal plates and screws, and his jaw was repaired with rubber bands and screws. She placed a titanium rod in her broken leg.
As you continue with your recoveryRenner acknowledged that memories of the accident still haunt him: “I didn’t sleep last night knowing that 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 his upcoming Disney+ show Rennervations he April 11. You 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.
