'Modern-Day Miracles Can Still Happen': Father of Little Leaguer Who Fell from Bunk Bed 'Grateful' His Son Is Still Alive

Tré Goins-Phillips : Aug 23, 2022
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"Our message the whole time is to remind people that we have a loving, heavenly Father and a Savior who wants us to be happy. If we just go to [Him] in prayer, anything is possible, and we're seeing that with Easton." -Jace Oliverson

[Faithwire.com] After falling twice—once from a bunk bed and a second time in the hospital—Easton Oliverson's CAT scan results have come back "normal," a positive update after a tragic accident. (Screengrab image: Easton gets hugs from his mom while he recovers in the hospital)

Oliverson, 12, traveled to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to play in the Little League World Series. Soon after arriving from Utah, he fell out of his bunk bed and sustained a skull fracture.

In a new interview with the Associated Press, Oliverson's dad Jace said his son, a pitcher and outfielder for the Snow Canyon team, said, "I'm just grateful that he's still alive, because I was pretty much told he had a 0% chance to live. We feel very fortunate."

"There is a chance of a full recovery," he added. "It's just a matter of how long and the therapy that he's going to receive. We're just asking for prayers. Continuous prayers."

Oliverson, whose nickname is "Tank," is undergoing treatment at Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania, where he slipped and fell a second time Saturday while going to the bathroom. The most recent CAT scans—which showed normal results—came after that fall.

The family has set up an Instagram account to provide updates on Oliverson's recovery.

In a post published Monday, the person running the account said Oliverson's mother Nancy has relied on her faith in Jesus to sustain her amid this devastating situation... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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