Catfish star Nev Schulman breaks down as he discusses horror accident in which he broke his neck Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Terry Zeller and Ashleigh Gray For Dailymail.Com Published: 20:09 EDT, 19 August 2024 | Updated: 20:11 EDT, 19 August 2024 e-mail 3 View comments Nev Schulman became emotional on Monday while discussing the impact of a harrowing bike accident that resulted in a broken neck and multiple injuries.
The 39-year-old Catfish host collided with a truck two weeks ago while riding his electric bike to pick up his two-year-old son, Cy, from school. The filmmaker fought back tears as he revealed he's still coming to terms with how close he came to losing his life, per his recent interview with TMZ . 'I'm even becoming emotional now because all the doctors and nurses who saw me the first few days post-surgery were so surprised that I was able to move,' he explained.
After he paused to collect himself, Nev continued: 'They all said it was unusual to see a patient walking especially after any kind of spinal injury like this.' Nev Schulman became emotional on Monday while discussing the impact of a harrowing bike accident that resulted in a broken neck and multiple injuries The filmmaker fought back tears as he revealed he's still coming to terms with how close he came to losing his life, per his recent interview with TMZ He added: 'So it hit me very quickly how lucky I was.' The Hollywood heavyweight said the experience has been 'a real lesson in patience and humility.
' Nev also shared that he has little memory of the accident itself but believes it might have been avoided if a bike lane had been present. 'The roads need to be shared. Cyclists and runners -- which is really what I am more than anything -- need to have better space that's designated because .
.. there's just not a good system in place that keeps everybody safe.
' Despite everything, he assured the outlet that he's more determined than ever to compete in the Honolulu Marathon this December. 'I plan on making a big comeback and really making the most of this,' he concluded. On August 11, Nev's wife Laura Perlongo took to her Instagram to give an update on his condition.
The couple are parents to Cy, as well as Cleo, seven, and Beau, five. Posting an adorable video of Cleo comforting her dad as he rested in bed with a brace around his neck, the mother-of-three wrote, 'He's home,' with a teary-eye and red heart emoji. 'I'm even becoming emotional now because all the doctors and nurses who saw me the first few days post-surgery were so surprised that I was able to move,' he explained The media personality shares Cy as well as Cleo, seven, and Beau, five, with wife Laura; pictured in 2022 On Monday, August 5, Nev was rushed to the ICU after snapping two nerves that control his muscles — an injury that can leave the patient paralyzed.
However, Schulman assured fans that he is is 'projected to make a full recovery' in an Instagram post shared on Saturday, August 10. He posted several videos of himself wearing a neck brace in the hospital, including one of him rising slowly from his bed with the help of two staffers. The MTV personality wrote in a lengthy caption, 'I broke my neck.
C5 and C6 to be exact. Stable fractures. I’m not paralyzed.
My hands were a question mark there for a minute but the human body is incredible and so are HUMANS.' He also stressed to his nearly two million followers that 'life can change in an instant.' In his carousel post, he shared a close-up image of a gruesome gash along the back of his neck.
He also posted X-rays showing the extent of the internal damage the accident caused, and the recovery he's already made. Schulman added heartwarming pictures and video of his family rallying around him and comforting him in the hospital. Nev's children gave him a hug in the hospital before he returned home He added in his caption: 'The incredible knowledge and care from everyone in the medical community has been so remarkable.
'Starting with the EMS and on to the Southampton Emergency Room and the Stony Brook ICU. It’s hard to feel sorry for myself when I hear from the doctors about how many people with similar injuries will never walk again.' Schulman added: 'I’m lucky to be here, alive, standing and hugging my family, projected to make a full recovery.
'And I’m really starting to understand the meaning of gratitude. For the big and little things before the accident, and now everything moving forward.' Instagram Share or comment on this article: Catfish star Nev Schulman breaks down as he discusses horror accident in which he broke his neck e-mail Add comment.
