Little League Player Awake From Coma and Walking After Bunk Bed Fall, Family Says

The family of Little League player, Easton Oliverson, is relieved and elated to share that the boy has awakened from his coma and has been moved out of ICU after fracturing his skull due to a bad bunk bed fall.

Oliverson was at the player's dormitory in Pennsylvania when he fell off the bed Monday, August 15, and was taken to the Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital, where doctors assessed his condition as critical, per the New York Post.

By Thursday, however, his family shared on social media that he has been moved to a regular room and had taken the first few steps to his recovery. He has also been communicating with his parents and even asked when he could play again.

The 12-year-old young athlete is the pitcher for Utah's Snow Canyon team and was looking forward to competing in the Little League World Series. His team was the first to clinch the coveted spot for this season's final games. The boy's younger brother, Brogan Oliverson, 10, will fill in for him as he makes his recovery.

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Easton Oliverson lucky to have an attentive team

Sources said that Oliverson was asleep when he fell off the bunk bed. His team members quickly called for help and was airlifted to the hospital for emergency surgery to stop the bleeding.

Jace Oliverson, the boy's father and the team's assistant coach, said in a statement via CNN that his son suffered an epidural hematoma. His skull fracture apparently punctured an artery thus there was a lot of bleeding inside his brain.

The 12-year-old was lucky to be surrounded by attentive team members as the doctors said he could have died within 30 minutes if he did not have the emergency surgery.

The Little League World Series also came out with a statement to hope for Easton's full recovery. They are extending support for the Oliverson family, as well as any teammates or coaches who may have been affected by the accident.

The officials said that they have had no safety rails on the bunk beds in the dorms since the 1990s. Following Easton's fall, however, the league committed to removing and replacing all bunk beds at their dorms.

Easton Oliverson will fully recover: doctors

Jace said that Easton was in tears when he was told he cannot be at the games on Friday but Dr. Oded Goren, his surgeon, is confident he will fully recover. He said that his young patient has been "making tremendous strides" considering his poor condition when he arrived at the hospital.

Easton will still be under physical and mental therapy when the family flies back home to Utah. Jace was told by doctors that while his son has his cognition and movement back, his body and brain will take a lot of time to completely heal.

Mark Ence, the team's manager and coach, however, is happy Easton's latest MRI came back normal. He has spoken with the boy over the phone. The coach also said that they are looking after the rest of the Little Leaguers.

"It's definitely been more stressful for the parents, but the kids are doing great," he told ESPN.

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